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....Because some people think that you cannot reform an institution
that is fundamentally rotten in the core.
Well, I don't think it's rotten in the core.
And I don't think all cops are bad cops.
But I think what-- Look, 90% of all the funding
for police comes from local taxpayers.
So the federal government, under our system,
cannot-- other than taking a civil rights action--
say that you're "A", "B," "C," and "D."
But what we can do is we can make sure
that we insist on certain fundamental changes
take place now, including giving--
making sure there's sensitivity training,
making sure that all of cops', uh,
past grievances-- uh, excuse me--
uh, transgressions are all made public.
Because we can say, "If you don't,
"we are not gonna provide the federal funding
"that we provide for you through what they call
Byrne grants and cop grants."
And so we can, I think, now impact
on significantly the desire of many police departments as well
to fundamentally change the way they police.