Randall Kennedy

The extent to which the police are authorized to use their force, the police have extraordinary, you know, extraordinary authority.

You know, you're driving your car and you're speeding.

The police could arrest you right then and there.

and take you to jail.

That's an extraordinary power.

Yes.

And that's why, that's why, uh, police officers are very important.

I recognize, I mean, I, you know, I know police officers, they have a very difficult job.

Uh,

A very important job.

Very important.

Again, remember what I talked about under protection.

I want the police to protect me.

I want the police to protect me from the rapist, the robber.

So I, you know, the police, I'm with the police.

We need good policing.

But we need good policing.

And for good policing, we need accountability.

And one of the scandals, one of the just absolute scandals of American law is the extent to which the police are not held accountable.

It's absolutely remarkable the degree to which American law fails to properly hold police accountable.