President Barack Obama Speaks Out About Police Shootings Of Philando Castile & Alton Sterling

President Barack Obama is speaking up after these terrible tragedies.
This week, two black men were shot and killed by police officers in two separate shootings that took place within one day of each other.
On Tuesday, Alton Sterling was pinned to the ground in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by two cops, when one of the responding officers fired multiple rounds into him, claiming he was armed.
Then, on Wednesday, Philando Castile was shot multiple times by a police officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota as he was reaching for his license and registration.
Related: Celebrities React To Philando's Controversial Killing
Both men died from their injuries.
And now, the Commander-in-Chief has made a moving statement about the poor victims after landing in Poland on Thursday, saying:
"When incidents like this occur, there's a big chunk of our citizenry that feels like, because of the color of their skin, they're not being treated the same. And that hurts. That should trouble all of us.... This is not just a black issue. It's not just a Hispanic issue. It's an American issue."
He also pushed for a more widespread adoption of the Task Force on 21st Century Policing that he set up two years ago, adding:



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good for her!
what ever i still love chris brown, got to forgive peeeps!!!Cant wait for his come back!!I LOVE U CHRIS
Wow, damn. But I woulda thunk the memorial was more important than his abusive ass.
This I approve of yes indeed. I don't like Mariah's music or anything but good going for her for doing this. Chris Brown deserves to be treated like shit, he hasn't gotten 1/100 of what should be coming to him.
Poor Chris.. Still doesn't realise his career is in the rapper.
Re: sexyreds – I wonder if you'd still say that if he beat you up.
YOU GO GIRL!
Re: JoshuaBrody – fUCK YOU, I LOVE CHRIS BROWN AND THATS ALL THERE IS TOO IT….HATE ALL YOU WANT I STILL LOVE CHRIS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'd tap that……..
I would have done the same thing. Go Mariah!
GOOD 4 HER!!!! HE SHOULD JUST DISAPPEAR….GONE FOR GOOD!!! SHAME ON HIM GOING AROUND LIKE HE DIDN'T BEAT HIS GIRLFRIEND UP,LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED…SHAMELESS…!!!!
GO MAN GO…AND FREE US OF YOU…!!! SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SEE YOUR WOMAN BEATER FACE AGAIN!!!!
WHATEVER…LK HE IS THE ONLY GUY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT BUISNESS THAT HIT A CHICK..GET REAL.
He may not be the only one, but he has hasnt he? And hes a dumbass for doing so, period. I'm no Rihanna fan , but what he did to her was fucked up. You think someone would use their mind before doing something stupid. You whiney tween fans will kiss his ass no matter what.
snaps for carey
HAHA!! Some accountability, Chris!! SOME women don't let a man push her around, so we can't understand why this douchebag has two pennies to rub together, much less the flashy life of fame.
She's smart enough to know that if the she was seen sitting next to him it the whole world assume she condoned what he did. Every website would post the pix and make some sort of negative comment. She did right.
Okay, that was pretty awesome of Mimi, but I still don't like her. And you know, I think it's a shame that Chris had to be such an idiot, because he's a talented artist, he's an amazing dancer and singer, but he'll forever be known as "the guy who beat down Rihanna".
finally a person with standards!!!
but, I bet she'd sit next to phag-basher, Will.I.Am - and so would I!
good one….. brown needs a Connery beating!!!!!!!!!!
OMG - THANK YOU, Mariah!!!!! I effing loathe Demi, Ashton and Combs for having that FELON at their party !! It was only a few short weeks after he pled GUILTY to a serious FELONY, and before he's even started his community service and punishment, and they have him at their soiree?! Demi has THREE daughters! If someone kicked on of their over-privileged asses, would she invite that shmuck to a party!? Would she like it if someone else did?! And, Ashton, saying he's like a father … No good father I know would want a convicted woman-beater at their party … they are stupid ASSH*LES. I hope more people stand up this BULLSH*T like Mariah. All Chris Brown has done since the beating is party, jet-ski, jet-set and make a mockery of the whole damn thing. Anyone who supports him is just as big a LOSER.
right Mariah
shes so Classy
To the idiots saying forgive Beat-her-down-Brown: Remember, in order to forgive, the person you want to forgive must apologize and be remorseful. Have you heard an apology!??! Have you seen one iota of remorse!??! The guy has partied, jet-skiied, jet-setted, made jokes about it … he hasn't done one thing that demonstrated an ounce of remorse over what he did. I'm sure he's sorry about the loss of income and career, but he has done NOTHING to show that he actually feels any remorse - nor has he asked for forgiveness - for beating someone. He's still a JERK.
Seriosuly the only good thing about Rihanna is her song Umbrella, and that she dated Chris brown, i may be a woman but who gives a shit i hate Rihanna anyway, and i hate Mariah so i don't give a fat rats ass, Chris is better then you.
He's a better singer, dancer actor (he was in Stomp the Yard), and wayy better looking, Chris if FORVER ! your just whatever
No one cares who Mariah Carey sits next to…..It wasn't that serious. Trust………if it was an average female that Chris Brown "supposably" "beat up" we would have never heard of it. Rianna or however you spell her name isn't sweating it so neither should anyone else….The occasion was about the late great Michael Jackson not who Mariah Carey sat next to……..Get over it!!!!!
ughh chris brown makes me sick, if he had of tried to sit next to me i would have given him a piece of my mind, i'd love him to hit me i'm up for a fight with him. good for you mariah!
Kudos to Mimi.
can't blame her,
but we all r still
4/getting that RiRi
hitt Brown 1zt.
…not sticking up 4/the dilllhole,
but it iz normal reaction 2/hit back…
they should of stayed 2/gether…a definate match
but of courze MONEY WAZ THEIR ONLY MOTIVE TO
SPLITTZVILLE….
Still vulgar .
Chris can go suck a dick along with the rest of them
well done mariah! luvin obsessed
Re: SheriMoonFireFly – hey hottie…..but…..boyz should NEVER hit Girlzz♥♥♥
wow, if this is true…it actually did make me like her (and i wasn't too fond of her before)
WTF!! Chris Brown is still one of the best r&b singers in the world and EVERYBODY KNOWS IT! So if she doesn't wanna sit right next to him it's her loss!!
go,mimi!
You go Mariah! Chris Brown just thinks he can comeback like nothing happened…think again
oh please! someone told the ENQUIRER this… they lie about everything.
only ur dumbass self would believe this, Perez.
i LOVE Chris Brown!! LEAVE HIM ALONE.
SHE LOVES SHOWING OF THOSE TA TA'S
good for you mariah, i would have done the same thing!
She needs to do something to her eyebrows.
Sorry, but I feel bad for Chirs B. I wouldn't blame him for just giving up and going off the deep end.
hahaha I LOVE IT!
good for her. clearly she, unlike a lot of other celebrities who can't wait to sweep his woman-beating ways under the carpet, has a brain in her head. no self-respecting woman would want that scumbag within 500 yards of her.
Re: sexyreds – So you think it's ok that he beat the crap out his girlfriend and got off? You think that makes him a good guy? Ppl who do this are sick and they just don't do it the one time. It will continue unless he gets real help. But he got off so easy, I doubt he'll get the help he needs.
Re: blubabiecutie – Doesn't matter. It's STILL WRONG to beat up women!!!!! Why doesn't anybody care about that?
Re: nickname11 – Guess you like your significant others to beat on you huh?
Good for you Mimi!!
WOW, MIMI IS GETTIN FAT!!!!!!!! HELL, HER TABLE COULDN'T FIT ANYONE ELSE.
Good for you Mariah!
This isn't true unfortunatly.
Mariah Carey and Chris Brown didn't even attend the reception. Nor did John Mayor . The reception was only for very close friends and family such as Brooke Sheilds, Usher, Spike Lee, Smokey Robinson, and the rest of the Jackson Family. I happened to be visiting Beverly Hills Wilshire Hotel and stayed outside to watch all the black escalades and range rovers pull up and see all the celebrities there. I even was outside the reception room. But this Chris Brown and Mariah Carey rumor was false
This story is untrue. Mariah and Chris said words at Diddy's White Party just prior to the memorial date. lol @ the Enquirer. Always sources and no names. I don't like people promoting lies.
Re: JoshuaBrody –
I'll say it once and I'll say it over and over…
NONE OF US WERE THERE!
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS SAID AND DONE.
Only weak bitches stay with someone that hit them and only crazy bitches hit men.
Because she didn't testify-we can only guess which one she is.
i'm not saying i agree with chris brown's actions but perez needs to stop having such a hateful agenda toward certain people. he always talks trash about the same individuals like chris brown, mariah carey, the black eyed peas, etc….just live and let live, man.
Re: tigrrrlilly –
He would sit next to him.
I am not afraid of him.
Only white girls and scary bitches are still mad at CB.
The only questions I have is why would he sit next to U? And are men dying to sit next to U?
Good for her! She's actually done something I agree with!
u gO GIRL…..obsessed”
Ahh!! I LOVE it!! Go MiMi!!
REALLY??? The Enquirer?
Try again tub of lard.
How was it working at Diddy's White Party. It was nice to hear the cannons all talkative to Chris Brown. It was nice to know they even shared the same VIP Room. LOL
REally, i don't know why diddy & others are embracing him. His pathetic excuses, it'll never change. I'm sure Mimi is so relieved you approve of something she's done… perez.
MiMi is AWESOME…
Being a diva is not always a good thing, like you seem to make it out to be, I'm sure she's done things some people would frown upon, sure he was wrong for doing what he did but she's not nearly as important as she seems to think she is. That was just a bitch move, needs to take her head out of her arse.
I have yet to see a photo of Miriah without cleavage showing, even at the Jackson funeral she had to show the tits. So sad.
I still hate her, I want Chris to beat her down!
Yay for Mimi.
She looks FAT!
I love Mariah anyway, but this is just awesome! Good for you, Mariah!
Wow I'm really impressed by Mariah's actions. Love her cause she's not afraid to do anything
Why was he invited to that event in the first place? He needs to be shunned. Good for Mariah for putting him in his place.
I'm proud of her, she stood for what she thought was right. I'm tired of people who just talk shit about whatever they believe in but then sell out just too keep their image in tact.
yay u go gurl
GOOD FOR HER! I thought you were going to say you finally approved of her outfit choice–she's looking hot, too! Finally something sophisticated that doesn't cut into her in all the wrong places or make her look twelve. Hoorays all around!
Wow! It's actually funny seeing all these people be naive to believe Enquirer. LMAO!
So what statement was Mariah making when her and Nick were in the same VIP room with CB at Diddy's party chatting it up??
HAHAHAHAHAHA yeah i used to hate her but now i think I'm team mimi
I Love that she is awesome!!! FUCK CHRIS BROWN AND ALL HIS STUPID SUPPORTERS!!!!
go mariah! chris is a ****** because that's the kind of guys who beat girls.
"If you didn't like Mariah Carey before, you might now."
Perez! Please girl. Those of us who are fans are loyal to Mariah…. unlike you, a nasty freak who loves people one minute and turns on them the next. No wonder everyone hates you. Of course, you like anyone who gives you a Twinkie.
I'm shocked with how many girls in this site support this woman beater.
Chris Brown is a pig, he should be picking up trash along the interstate in an orange jumpsuit not attending parties.
FFS GGET THIS INTO UR HEADS:
CHRIS BROWN IS A SINGER
NOT A RAPPER. OK?
shes fat and weird.
GO CHRIS!
good! finally someone who gives a damn
Well any women on this forum that is on Chris Brown side for hitting a women is dumb as hell and must think it is ok for men to hit women, just because he is not the only man that hit's women dosen't make it ok. That goes for women also, it's not ok for women to beat up on men, abuse is abuse, that's like saying oh you think that's the first time a mother has abused a baby, you sound dumb as hell. See how you would feel if a he was beating the shit out of your mother every night or your little sister, or your daughter or you and they tell me it you would still be buying his records, I would fuck his ass up because the women in our family don't play that shit.
leave chris brown alone he made a mistake and he is trying to male up for it
she is such a skank. :p there's to many reasons why…..
Jeez, Perez, leave Brown alone. That crazy girl nearly made him crash the car, attacking him while he was driving. Falling all over him, hitting, obstructing his view and interfering with the steering wheel. They could have gotten killed.
What a cow. Hates me some Mimooooooo
man fuck mariah
Re: MinaGrant –
whatever if u think so
Re: DoctorPS –
shut the fuck up
Re: KeinEngel –
stfu
GOOD FOR MIMS. Glad to see your career FINALLY take a nose dive convicted felon Chris Brown. Cal Trans Worker #45683
Re: blubabiecutie –
Yeah and Phil Specktor wasn't the first man in the entertainment buisness to kill his wife either, so that makes it okay. Alright just checking, you ignorant, uneducated, wanna-be starfucking, piece of trash. I hope a man bitch slaps you for breathing
Re: nickname11 –
"Seriosuly the only good thing about Rihanna is her song Umbrella, and that she dated Chris brown, i may be a woman but who gives a shit i hate Rihanna anyway, and i hate Mariah so i don't give a fat rats ass, Chris is better then you.
He's a better singer, dancer actor (he was in Stomp the Yard), and wayy better looking, Chris if FORVER ! your just whatever "
Does anyone notice that fans of Chris Brown seem to have dropped out of school in the 6th grade? What the fuck kind of proper english is that? Chris if FOREVER ! ?…. dancer actor….
Go shoot yourself please. The last thing we need in this world is more idiots.
Re: sexyreds – rihanna loved him too before she got beat up.
dnt gt me wrong i lov mimi bt grow da fuck up they were at this plac 2 giv thanks 2 a great legend she shouldnt hav acted lik dat wat happened betwen him an rere is non of her bussines if she dnt wnt ta sit nxt ta him she shuld hv jus dealt wit properly.