Cameras Quote by Stanley Nelson Jr

“Cameras have really made people question the police. People, especially white people, are saying, 'Oh my God, we had no idea.'”

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I want to be able to tell black people something they don't know, something about our own lives.

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Once your leaders get corrupted one way or another, it's hard to stop the organization from being corrupted.

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Race is always tossed into the mix. The unspoken idea is always that white people have a right to carry guns and bear arms.

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