My baby had a turkey in a bag. And the police knew he had a turkey when they put him in the back of that squad car. And y' all said nothing. All these damn black people on the common council. And you say nothing because your job is always, it seems like, lining up to defend the damn police even when they wrong. So the fact that Alderman Chambers stood up on his high horse and said, this is bullshit. We shouldn't be paying. The city didn't do nothing wrong. Yes, the hell you did. (1:24:36–1:24:47)
CLAIM
Asserts that the common council, particularly its Black members, often defend the police even when they are wrong.
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