ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Grammy-winning artist Macy Gray blasted the White Home and Congress for not taking motion to vary the tradition of regulation enforcement, whereas making a few of her personal solutions on the way to do it.
The “I Try” singer, who has beforehand spoken out in regards to the state of U.S. policing, defined why she covers the 1992 Ice-T and Physique Rely single “Cop Killer” on her newest album with the California Jet Membership.
“It’s devastating that it’s still relevant today,” Grey informed Fox Information Digital on Tuesday following a live performance at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. “That you still have to have that conversation but… I just think it’s a waste because… We have a president, all he needs to do is pass some laws. He can say, ‘I’m waiting on Congress,’ but we all know that’s bulls—. He can make it happen. Congress can make it happen.”
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Macy Grey performs at Mighty Hoopla at Brockwell Park on June 04, 2022, in London, England. (Picture by Lorne Thomson/Redferns) ((Picture by Lorne Thomson/Redferns))
Grey blasted what she referred to as a “horrible” police department culture and instructed some adjustments that want to return from larger ups.
“I think people go to work and do what they’re told,” she continued. “I have people work for me and 99 percent of the time they do what I ask them to do. So I think those policemen have bosses that are guiding them in a horrible direction.”
Grey stated police-involved killings are devastating for each the victims and officers, reminiscent of within the loss of life of 18-year-old Michael Brown by the hands of officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.
“Because when you think about it, those are kids,” Grey stated. “The guy that killed Michael Brown… they’re kids… So not only is his life ruined, but their lives are ruined. Because that’s too young to have to live with that. I think it’s really neglectful on the part of our government. I think police, I think they have chiefs and sergeants. I think they have the power to change things, and they don’t.”
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Singer Macy Grey performs the nationwide anthem in the course of the 2022 NBA All-Star Recreation as a part of 2022 NBA All Star Weekend on February 20, 2022, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE)
“Everybody’s doing all this police reform and Defund the Police, but it’s really as simple as the powers that be, changing the laws and making the rules,” she added. “When you go to work, and I say, ‘You cannot beat the s— out of somebody, and if you do, you’re going to lose your benefits, you’re going to lose your job, you’re going to go to jail,’ they wouldn’t do it.”
Police-involved deaths in recent years have sparked national protests and conversations about the culture of law enforcement, most recently the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, in Memphis. Nichols was stopped on Jan. 7 at a traffic stop that sent him to a local hospital, where he died days later. In body camera video released by Memphis officials, officers are seen repeatedly punching, kicking and striking a defenseless Nichols.
Five former Memphis police officers were fired after the incident and are being charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, as well as other charges. Eight additional police officers could be disciplined in an internal police department investigation, officials revealed.
Nichols’ dad and mom have been in attendance at Tuesday’s State of the Union, the place Biden urged Congress to assist him “finish the job” of police reform. He added that police want extra coaching and accountability.
“I know most cops and their families are good, decent, honorable people, the vast majority,” Biden stated. “And they risk their lives every time they put that shield on. But what happened to Tyre in Memphis happens too often. We have to do better, give law enforcement the real training they need, hold them to higher standards, help them to succeed in keeping us safe.”
“We also need more first responders and professionals to address the growing mental health, substance abuse challenges; more resources to reduce violent crime and gun crime; more community intervention programs; more investments in housing, education and job training,” he continued. “All this can help prevent violence in the first place. And when police officers or police departments violate the public’s trust, they must be held accountable.”
Grammy-winning singer Macy Grey talks to Fox Information Digital about police tradition. (Fox Information Digital)
Biden famous that he signed an government order for all federal officers, banning chokeholds, limiting no-knock warrants, and different key components of the George Floyd Act.
“Let’s commit ourselves to make the words of Tyre’s mom true: Something good must come from this. Something good,” he stated.
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Grey co-founded on group referred to as My Good in July 2020 to assist present emotional and monetary help to households who’ve misplaced family members on account of police violence. The group helps with logistical prices, together with hospital, funeral and authorized expense, and prioritizes psychological well being.
“It’s impossible to ignore the fact that there are thousands of families in our country who are grieving from unaccountable deaths due to police brutality,” Grey stated in an announcement on the time. “We are here to identify those families and help them with grief counseling, legal and financial assistance. I’ve spoken with a list of mothers who have lost their children in this unthinkable manner, and they need help. Everyone grieves in different ways, but the common thread is their question of how do they continue on—they need support and this is what we’re here to do.”
Fox Information Digital’s Kelsey Koberg contributed to this report.
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