Kamala Harris offered perhaps her most vehement justification yet for her prosecutorial career on Saturday, saying she sought to reshape a criminal justice system that many minorities consider fundamentally biased against them.
Harris offered a frank assessment of the judicial system she worked in, telling the audience she was “cleareyed” when she chose to pursue her career.
“It matters who is in those rooms. I knew I had to be in those rooms,” Harris said. “We always have to be in those rooms, especially and even when there aren’t many like us there.”in her presidential run. Her campaign slogan, “For the people,” recalls how Harris would introduce herself in court as a county prosecutor early in her career.
Harris also said last month that she now backs independent investigations in cases of police use of force, a tool she resisted in the past in deference to local prosecutors. Harris spoke largely in a deliberate, almost subdued tone, appearing to want her audience to catch every word of her explanation of her career rather than get swept away.
“And I’ve prosecuted a lot of cases. But rarely one with this much evidence,” she added to enthusiastic cheers. South Carolina, which holds the fourth Democratic contest, has a pivotal role in the nominating process, and black voters, who account for at least 60% of the primary electorate, are the state’s most courted constituency.
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