October 11, 2022 12:01pm EDT
Mandela Barnes shrugged off reports of police officers being followed home
Wisconsin Senate candidate said police officers having 'hard time' but 'haven’t confronted' reason 'people are angry'
By Jessica Chasmar | Fox News
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, a Democrat running against incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, shrugged off reports that police officers were being harassed during the George Floyd unrest of 2020, saying police had yet to "humble" themselves and admit to the problems with local law enforcement.
During a Jun 9, 2020, appearance on the podcast "Real Talk with Henry Sanders," Barnes was asked to respond to comments by now-former Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales, who said police officers were being followed home and their families targeted.
Barnes showed little sympathy for the police, saying they had not yet "confronted the reason why people are angry and people are protesting."
"Are police officers have a hard time? Yes," Barnes acknowledged. "But they haven’t confronted the issue that's so pervasive, they haven’t confronted the issue by and large, have not confronted the reason why people are angry and people are protesting."
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