“Over and over again, I looked family members who had lost loved ones to police violence, I looked them right in the eye and told them, 'Don't worry. We will get justice for your family.'”

Meaning

This reads as a promise made in the middle of grief and anger, not a detached policy statement. The speaker is describing repeated encounters with bereaved families and the act of offering assurance that justice will come, which gives the line its emotional weight and its risk. In a public accountability setting, it lands as both comfort and a vow that must be carried through.

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Originally said in English.

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