Omar Epps: We Can’t Fix the Criminal Justice System Until We End Corruption

45 thoughts on “Omar Epps: We Can’t Fix the Criminal Justice System Until We End Corruption”

1. YES I agree im joining today!!!!

2. Exactly the opposite is true… you have to fix the criminal justice system to end the corruption…

3. This fool is an actor. Dont listen to her.

4. They don’t care

5. Amén

6. They don’t respect the law , that make them lawyer, judge and prosecutor, if we don’t respect the law we are criminals

7. What about elder prison….

8. It's for profit, just how politicians want it.

9. need less prisons and more rehabilitation centers. americas prison system isn't rehabilitation at all

10. I see a president right here in these men.

11. Exhibit A about private prison, they house only 10% of the problem, what about the other 90%?

12. The jails are filled with Bibles, because The Man wants to supervise our spiritual lives. Call me a conspiracy theorist if you want, but that's my take on this issue.

13. I work with youth in the justice system and all that I seen belong in jail.

14. Great video

15. The company he is discussing is called core civic they are publicly held New York stock exchange traded firm and I was going to buy their stock until I found out about them

16. The ideal situation is where each individual looks at their lives and determines what they need to do to improve and then just do that making sure that others can see you do it because the only way to lead is by example and if everyone does that everything will be just fine but everyone is so good at scrutinizing everybody else and picking them apart but so averse to applying that same standard to the Man in the Mirror. 12 rules for life by Jordan Peterson sums it up in make your bed and if you've never heard of that or don't know anything about it then that would be a good place to start

17. There should be an inversely proportional ratio between personal responsibility and government responsibility and you don't have to be a math whiz to figure out the problem with that

18. Fighting corruption is kind of like running on a treadmill because the corrupt always spend the required time and effort to be smarter than your average bear and will always be 10 steps ahead of you unless you put in the required effort to keep up. They always figure out a way to use your effort against you so choose your battles wisely and when you do commit commit completely otherwise you're doing more harm than good.
    Never forget how we became a surveillance state under the Patriot Act. They will use emotions against you especially fear because it's one of the most powerful emotions and if you didn't just recently learn that under the covid lockdowns then please take a seat and shut your mouth because you have a lot more learning to do before you try to fix anything.

19. Floridians know about broken systems for sure here in Polk County where I live three judges bought what was intended to be a federal prison because the developer did such a poor job and the federal government refused to accept it and they turned around and proceeded to fill it to more than 200% of its intended capacity while still sitting on the bench and filling it up themselves and they did that for more than 10 years before being forced into retirement because they're only other alternative was selling it and it made too much money to do that. Corruption happens it's just the nature of the beast but when it's ignored and permitted to continue for prolonged periods of time that's when it becomes a big problem. You can't avoid problems they're going to happen but they need to be addressed rather than ignored

20. Hey Desmond you should get together with Byron Donaldson and work out some bipartisan Solutions for the voters of Florida helping them to realize the power of personal responsibility that is so empowering instead of realizing their victim status which is just the opposite of empowering

21. Nice try Omar but you're going to have to do a lot better than that

22. Congratulations to whoever put together all of your information for you because we know you didn't do it yourself but recognize all of these problems will be solved only through a sense of personal responsibility and commitment and not by trying to find your proper victimhood status or by a government that creates problems rather than solving problems because why would you solve a problem when it can be indefinitely managed for a fee

23. Everyone should go live alone on top of a mountain somewhere away from everybody for a year and at the end of that year if you still got problems guess what you are the source and you can't run from you because no matter where you go there you are

24. The government does nothing to fix it hahaha there's your problem the government doesn't fix anything. If every problem is someone or something else's fault then you're screwed because you can't control those things and while you're looking around for the boogeyman to blame all of your problems on don't forget to look in the mirror because that is where you'll find the source of every problem you've ever had or ever will have and any potential Solutions but know for sure the government won't doing any of that for you

25. It's a cultural issue that allows a young black male to sell crack to someone still dressed in his Sunday best in the same room with his mother and grandmother also still dressed in their Sunday Best right after church it's a culture of excuse making and permissiveness and not of a culture of dignity and self-respect

26. More people commit crimes in America then they did before too so don't confuse anecdotal evidence with actual real evidence when you're trying to determine the underlying cause and maybe listen to what someone like Thomas Sowell Jason Riley Shelby Steel Bob Woodson or even Denzel Washington has to say on the topic before being so certain you've got everything all figured out

27. The easiest way to fix everything is to fix the to quote VP Harris "root causes" the destruction of the institutions of family and community who took fathers out of homes and tried to replace them with a government check. And I think I correctly see that problem as the underlying problem to every other problem being raised by a single mother who worked two minimum wage jobs (resulting in her never being home) and grew up in government housing surrounded by corrupting influences and bad examples and who had 8 felony convictions shortly after his 18th birthday because of his lack of structure discipline and supervision as a teenager.
    If you disagree that's fine please enlighten me and point out where I've gone wrong but don't bring talking points conjecture and b***** you better do your homework and come prepared with a proper rebuttal as anything less will just end up in your embarrassment

28. Okay, I agree with everything said here. But…if a person wouldn't break the law, they wouldn't have a problem of going to jail.

29. I like how Epps points out how the U.S.A locks-up more people than China and Russia combined, which I learned in MPA program at UNO, but if I say it people become angered and accuse me of lying.

30. What if the gangmembers help put people there for no reason

31. I just right now discover in my county corruption n im doing a research to learned more…

32. People have been repeating this message for 30 years warning the prison system is continuously expanding. The people most affected are the one voting for the people doing it because the people profiting off this system target minority and suburban communities pushing harsher policing, more militarized police with more brutal tactics, and more private prisons. This is not a new problem, but it won't get fixed. The 2020 Presidential Election proved the American people actually don't care. The American people care more about propaganda off the television than doing research about our politicians. This plays out every round of elections and this country keeps declining decade after decade. The American people don't actually care or they wouldn't vote in monsters.

33. Can not believe that (some) prisons are 'for profit' and they minted 6 Billion dollars in profit and that too on taxpayers' money. Something is just fundamentally wrong….

34. Instead of defund the police: END THE DRUG WAR.

35. Thats why im voting for TRUMP2020. He is NOT a politician. And all he did was reveal the corrupt politicians and all hell broke lose. 🇺🇸🇦🇸🇺🇲

36. The System Suxx !

37. Video: America's criminal justice system is broken.
    Me: Strongly agree.
    Video: And most of the problems listed are racism.
    Me: Hold up. It's money and corruption, not racism.

    It seems like a motte and bailey argument.

38. Stolen by terrorists. Rooted in slavery. Controlled by pedophiles and drug addicts who pass all laws.

39. Stolen by terrorists. Rooted in slavery. Poisoned pedophiles and drug addicts who make laws.

40. Solidarity forever ✊🏻Chicago Carpenters Locl 10

41. To me, one of the first steps is term limits. It will make it that much harder for lobbyists to infiltrate and for our elected officials to establish a dynasty.

42. Check out the bullet points of the American Anti-Corruption Act!!

    FIX OUR BROKEN ELECTIONS:
    > Enact reasonable term limits
    > Let voters rank their top candidates
    > End gerrymandering
    > Let all voters participate in open primaries
    > Allow all Americans to Vote Absentee
    > Change how elections are funded

    STOP POLITICAL BRIBERY:
    > Make it illegal for politicians to take money from lobbyists
    > Ban lobbyist bundling
    > Close the revolving door
    > Prevent politicians from fundraising during working hours

    END SECRET MONEY:
    > Immediately disclose political money online
    > Stop donors from hiding behind secret-money groups

43. Here's a better answer; TEACH PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. People go to jail for committing crimes. You don't become honest and law abiding by hanging around crooks and idolizing the drug and crime lifestyle promoted by media, entertainment, and politicians kissing up for votes or cash

44. By rejecting the logic of the Billionaire Ruling Class we could unify and take back control of the political, moral and economic direction of the country. We could finally have a country that is of, by and for the people. I will join!

45. CANADA NOT EVEN ON BOARD >>DON"T ENCARSERATE ENOUGH

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