'Sir, racism is not going to help us get out of this,' South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said.
"Sir, racism is not going to help us get out of this," Buttigieg responded, before the man insisted that his question"has nothing to do with race."
Buttigieg went on to explain the ongoing"systemic racism" that exists in America."The fact that a black person is four times as likely as a white person to be incarcerated for the exact same crime is evidence of systemic racism," the mayor said, adding that"racism makes it harder for good police officers to do their jobs."After the crowd began cheering for Buttigieg's answer, the mayor waited for the applause to end before continuing.
Begley's question came days after the first Democratic presidential debates were held in Miami, Florida last week. During round two of the debate, Buttigieg was confronted with questions about his hometown's handling of crime and race, particularly in light of the recent shooting of a black man by a police officer.
Buttigieg, who has vowed to dedicate time to improving race relations in South Bend, has struggled to receive support from black voters. Aon Monday found that the mayor has continued to draw zero support from black Democratic voters. Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks to the press while attending the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Annual International Convention on July 2, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Buttigieg on Thursday rebuked a man at his campaign event for insisting he tell the black people in his South Bend community to"stop committing crimes and doing drugs.”
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