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Cherelle Parker: “The first thing I want them to do is to know that we will…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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From humble beginnings: Cherelle Parker shares personal story of becoming Philly's 1st female mayor

Published | Video Starts at 02:36

What exactly do you want police to do to deter the crime that we've seen in the city? The first thing I want them to do is to know that we will have in the Parker administration zero tolerance for any misuse and or abuse of authority. I'm the mother of a black son. We've had the talk with Langston, and we'll continue to have to have the talk with him because we know what it's like when that law was disproportionately weaponized. (02:36–02:48)

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Asserts a zero-tolerance policy for misuse or abuse of authority by police under her administration.

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