While campaigning for his wife at a rally in Philadelphia, Bill Clinton took on several Black Lives Matter protesters who held signs that read phrases such as: “Clinton Crime Bill Destroyed Our Communities,” and “Black Youth Are Not Super Predators.” As he began to address criminal justice reform, the protesters continued to yell their chants over his answer and Clinton decided to strike back.
The former President defended his wife’s decision to sign the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Prevention Act and her use of the phrase “super predator.” “I don’t know how you would characterize the gang leaders who got 13-year-old kids hopped up on crack, and sent them out in the streets to murder other African-American children, maybe you thought they were good citizens — she didn’t.”
The exchanged lasted for a total of 15 minutes as Clinton continued to tell the protesters the reasons they were encouraged at the time to set the bill in motion and how he believes those in the BLM protest are not keen on “hearing the truth.” Then he segued, rather uncomfortably, into his next points.
This is not the first time BLM activist have asked the Clinton campaign to explain/apologize for the rhetoric used in 1990s.
After that exchange, the Clinton campaign put out a statement saying Hillary should not have used those words, but after this recent incident between Bill and the BLM protesters we are sitting here wondering:
