The family of Chris Kaba have said they are in “pain” after the police officer who fatally shot the 24-year-old was acquitted. Family spokesperson Temi Mwale said, “the only thing the police deliver to our communities is pain”.
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00:00But since we can't rely on this system, we are forced, as a community, to continue to build our own alternative,
00:07to build real safety, real peace, real justice, and really deal with harm and conflict in our communities
00:14because we cannot rely on police to do so.
00:17The only thing that the police deliver to our communities is pain.
00:21Pain and trauma that is inflicted upon us, and we will not stand for it.
00:26We haven't stood for it before, and we will continue to fight until our last breath, until we are in our graves.
00:33And from the afterlife, as ancestors, we will strengthen the next generation so that they can fight.
00:38Because unfortunately, we believe that our grandchildren will have to continue fighting.
00:43Our grandchildren will be fighting.