Mike Pence vice presidential campaign, 2016/Black Lives Matter movement
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See what Mike Pence and the 2016 Republican Party Platform said about the Black Lives Matter movement.
Pence on the Black Lives Matter movement
- At a campaign event in Colorado on September 22, 2016, Pence discussed police shootings in Oklahoma and North Carolina. He said, “Donald Trump and I believe there's been far too much of this talk of institutional bias or racism within law enforcement. That police officers are human beings. In difficult and life threatening situations, mistakes are made and people have to be held to strict account. … we ought to set aside this talk about institutional racism and institutional bias.”[1]
- Pence has not said where he stands on the Black Lives Matter movement, but on July 8, 2016, he addressed events that thrust the movement into the headlines. After five Dallas police officers were killed and nine were injured by a gunman who told negotiators that he was upset about the police shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota, Pence issued the following statement: "Our condolences and prayers go out to the families of the law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the horrific ambush in Dallas last night. This cowardly attack is a national tragedy and the hearts of every Hoosier are in Dallas today. This attack on police officers in Dallas is also a heartbreaking reminder of the risks the men and women of our law-enforcement community take every day to protect and serve our communities. In the wake of this tragedy, we must be clear that violence and threats against law enforcement officers will never be tolerated and ensure that our police have the training and resources to defend themselves as they defend our communities. Our hearts also go out to the families of those who lost their lives in police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota earlier this week. As we mourn with those who mourn, now is also a time for Hoosiers to humble ourselves and reflect on how each of us might build bridges of opportunity and hope in struggling communities across our state. To heal our land, we must stand with those who protect and serve and continue to reach out with generosity and compassion for those in need."[2]
| The 2016 Republican Party Platform on Black Lives Matter |
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| The 2016 Republican Party Platform does not mention the Black Lives Matter movement.[3] |
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