September 29, 2025 • 13 mins
Loren sits down with Memphis mayor, Mayor Paul Young to talk about the National Guard coming into Memphis per the orders of the Tennessee governor and Donald Trump. Their goal is to combat violent crime in the city, but will they be effective? Or will they stir the pot?
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
I'm a homegirl that knows a little bit about everything
and everybody. You know, if you don't lie about that. Right, Hey, y'all,
what's up. It's Laura L. Rosa and this is the
Latest with Laura L.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Roza.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
This is your daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment,
news and all of the conversations that shake the room.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Baby.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
So today I am bringing you guys a conversation that
I'm sure will shake the room and we'll have you
guys talking. And y'all know we love to hear back
from you. Take it to the streets and the tweets.
You call the treets outside, we outside, we outside outside,
every other page, I'm Lauren L. Rosa. Everywhere that's l
O O r e N l O R O s A.
I mean it's in the title of the show, but
(00:45):
y'all still get it wrong. But yeah, take it to
the streets and the tweets, get in the comments, get everywhere.
Let me know how you guys are feeling once you
listen to this interview. I had the pleasure of being
hosted in Memphis over the weekend and it was amazing,
and so I went there for the pod Box podcast festival.
I was there for about a day. I literally was
(01:06):
there overnight, did this festival at the Coast Library. Shout
out to you know, ina Esco and all of the
Cosset Library team and everybody that I met there. I
had such a great time. Amen, say may I had
a great time in Memphis. Shall and adopted me. I'm
going back. But more importantly, while I was there, the
(01:28):
you know, the city and everyone in the city. They
had been talking to people a lot while they're and
one of the things I kept hearing was that people
are currently preparing or were currently preparing over the weekend.
This is actually taking into effect today September twenty ninth,
for the National Guard to come into the city. The
(01:49):
National Guard, per the governor of Memphis, Governor Bill Lee
and President Donald Trump, the National Guard will be coming
into the city because they are trying to fight, to
help fight, help local agencies fight the violent crime that
is happening in Memphis. And from you know, everyone I
talk to while they are, these are everyday citizens just
(02:09):
trying to figure it out. I think, you know, there
is a need for resources. Definitely, from what I understand,
there's a need for resources because there are violent crimes happening.
And although they've been able to have success in some places,
there's not as much success in others when it comes
to completely stopping the violent crime. But the and now
(02:30):
the governor has said, hey, we need a National Guard
to come in at as what happened, and that is
what's happening. But these every day people, you know, as
much as they want the resources and the help and
they want their neighborhoods to be safe, they're scared right now, y'all.
Like they're over there preparing for the National Guard to
come in and they don't know what that means. They
don't know if you know, everyday people and these everyday
(02:52):
you know enforcement agencies will clash with National Guarden. They
already feel like you know, in certain places they're not
safe because of the violent crime that we're discussing, and
now these law enforcement or these additional resources and agencies
like the National Guard are being brought in. And you know,
this is a Memphis is black, Memphis is black as
I don't know what, So, you know, just that whole
(03:13):
conversation about what that relationship looks like between the community
that is already there and the National Guard coming in
and what force looks or doesn't look like, and how
that's used, and just so many things. People were having
a lot of conversations with me about while I was there,
to the point where I said, to, you know, the
pot Box podcast festival team, while we were at dinner,
(03:33):
is there a way I could talk to the mayor
and just you know, have a conversation up with him
about what's going on and what the plan is, and
you don't just use it when I get back to
work at the latest with Laurna Rose of the podcast
and on the Breakfast Club. And they said sure, So
he came out to the podcast festival. We had some
time backstage where we were able to talk and really
meet and I let him know that I'll be sharing
this interview, and we talked about everything like why is
(03:55):
this happening? Why is the governor bringing the National Guard here?
Do you guys feel like you need the help? And he,
you know, he's open to the help. But what happens
after If you guys don't have the resources now once
they leave, will you have it then? And people are scared?
How do you talk to the people in your community?
There are people who are preparing to you know, get
everybody's like, hey, get your affairs in order. I got
out of my the car that picked us up from
(04:18):
the airport. When I arrived at the hotel, I got out,
the driver said y'all be safe now, and I was like,
why did? He said, I does? And when I went
to dinner, they were like, because everyone, you know, people
are in town for there was a Southern Heritage Classic happening.
But they were explaining to me there are a lot
of people right now that are they buckling down. They
making sure you know, license and registration is up to date,
(04:40):
and insurances and just everything that they warrant everything that
they can because they don't want to have to have
contact with the National Guard. So let's take a listen
to my interview with the mayor of Memphis, Mayor Paul
Young Black Mayor. Yeah, we talk about some things. Let's
get on into it.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
Well, you know, there's a lot going on in Memphis
right now with all of the national conversations.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
They were telling me about it last night. No I didn't.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
I knew about DC and the conversation about Chicago, but
I didn't know that they were starting here.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Yeah, I was asking them. I'm like, how do you
prepare for that?
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Like what do you we are preparing?
Speaker 4 (05:19):
And you know, I've been trying to articulate to people
that we're different than Chicago with LA because our governor
has said yes and the President said yes. So as mayor,
I don't have a say in whether they come or not.
So what we're doing now is working to align how
they come, where they're going to show up, what their
(05:40):
assignments are going to be. So we're putting together a
whole strategy of how we gained and we've been having
positive dialogue with the National of Art, major generals and
all of those folks. You know, my goal is to
try to keep them focused on violent crime and uh
not you know, pat the crimes and things of that nature.
(06:01):
But really the thing that is a challenge for us, admitted,
is that we do have folks that are committee violent
crimes and not being brought to justice.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Do you feel like it's going to be helpful though?
And like, if so, how long?
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Because that's not something you don't just come here for
like a month or two, And you know, like, how
long do you think they need to be I think
that it's a long term conversation I.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
Think that did other resources.
Speaker 4 (06:24):
A lot of times people get fixated on the National
Guard piece, and I think that's just a visible presence.
I think the thing that's going to be helpful is
the FBI DA and all the investigative resources that they're
going to be able to bring to support our police department.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Because when you.
Speaker 4 (06:45):
Have a certain amount of homicides or a certain amount
of shootings and you only have X amount of investigators,
it's going to leave a lot of them being unsolved.
So having their different technologies and things like that are
going to help us be able.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
To solve What about that because every telling me say
that the jails are like overflowing at this point, like
people don't even have sales or sit in the hallway.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
So what do y'all do then?
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Like where do you put people that you're gonna like
they're going to be arresting people?
Speaker 4 (07:08):
Yeah, they are, So they're going to be working with
counties so that's around the city in order to help
on that. But that is a big problem, which is
why I think our emphasis needs to be on find
the most violent folks, and that's who we focus on
and not just you know, petty crimes.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
A lot.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
It's interesting to hear you hear say that because a
lot of people I know when Chicago, when they were
saying that what might happen, a.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
Lot of people's pushback was.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
It's just not going to help because of the force
that'll be you know, that'll be brought to the city,
which people are going to fight back against. But you
think opposite because you feel like you'll be able to
work with them.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
I want to say, I think opposite.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
I think that my goal is to get the strategy
executed in a different way than what people are perceiving.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
I think people are proceeding.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
If you have the military that's enforcing laws in the
city against people, that it's going to lead to more conflict. Hey,
my goal is to minimize the role of the National
Guard and try to elevate the role of those other intitutes.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Got you, how do you control that?
Speaker 3 (08:17):
Though?
Speaker 2 (08:17):
Like, how do you know they're going to come in
here and listen to you?
Speaker 3 (08:20):
We can't control it, I mean, but my goal is
to try and use influence to do it. What I
heard from the folks in d C was that when.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
They first came in, it was ki this came from
the FEDS and the folks that worked, that worked for
the mayor and all that in the DC. But when
they started, when they started folding into the operations that
the DC police already had in play, that's when they
both see that they were more successful. Got So that's
why I'm trying to drive this thing in that direction
as opposed to what they're concerned about in Chicago.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Do you feel like.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Do you feel like you were at the point before
this where you were like there was no hope for
solving the violent crime issue here?
Speaker 3 (09:00):
No.
Speaker 4 (09:01):
I definitely didn't feel hopeless on it because we've been
doing I mean, we've been moving it in the right direction.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
Haven't you guys seen a decreased I think you said.
Speaker 4 (09:10):
Percent on homicides, nineteen percent on violent crime year over year,
thirty seven percent on car fils And that was in
twenty twenty four. This year would be those numbers. So
I know that the things we're doing work. It's just
when you're starting and you're this high, when you get
to this level, it's still too high and people are
(09:32):
still frustrated. So for me, I didn't think that it
was hopeless. I just thought it's gonna take more time,
and so that's why I won't when this happened.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Since it's happening, we can't stop it from happening.
Speaker 4 (09:43):
I want to try and drive it in a way
where it does amplify the work that we've already been doing.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
So even if your governor has said no to it,
it still could have happened.
Speaker 2 (09:52):
Correct, No, don't.
Speaker 4 (09:54):
I don't think, I mean, because then it would have
been Yeah, it would have been different. But when you
have the governor, it puts us in the same position
that DC was in.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
The reason why I asked that is because I think
a lot of people would say, if you guys are
seeing the decreases, even though it's taking time, why not
just think on what you've already been doing. Why say
yes to that? And there's the risk of it not working.
Speaker 3 (10:16):
Well, I mean, I think the thing is we don't
get to say, is the governor see it? Yes?
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Why would a question work to him? Why would he
say yes?
Speaker 3 (10:25):
Well, that's a different kind of politics. That's politics above me.
Speaker 4 (10:29):
Because you know, they're both Republicans and we're a blue
dye in a red state, and that decision was made
without us.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
That's messed up.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
But yeah, it's an interesting time.
Speaker 4 (10:43):
But it's one of those things where my goal is
to make sure we navigated in a way that we
become an example for the rest of the country.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
How do you deal with it.
Speaker 4 (10:52):
In a way where you minimize negative impact on the
community and maximize positive impact.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Well, I always try to best of luck man appreciation.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
That's challenging, appreciated.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
It's the hardest spot to being.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
It's definitely hard. I mean, yesterday the government was here.
Speaker 4 (11:05):
We did a fresh time yesterday, so there's a lot
of the feelings are at a peak right now in
the city. M h yeah, but that aside, you're going
to enjoy your time. We don't have challenges with the crime,
but soli cities all across the country, right, So you know,
(11:27):
my goal is to just make sure that we amplify
the good in the city and we overtake this negative
narrative and don't let it dominate the headlines and.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Define who we are.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Now.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
That was my sitting down with the mayor of Memphis again,
Mayor Paul Young, and they have created a website dedicated to,
you know, informing the public on what to expect. That
website where people can go and get some of that
information is Memphis, Tennessee dot gov backslash safe and clean,
(12:05):
and it just answers your questions about you know, what
to expect, what does this look like when the federal
agencies come in, and a ton of other frequently asked questions.
I hope this works out. I mean, I think anytime
somewhere is you know, lacking resources. As we talked about,
you know, he said the jails are overflowing and there's
just not a lot of support where they need it.
(12:26):
There's a problem that needs to be solved, for sure.
I just hate that there's a fear because of the
relationship between you know, certain law enforcement agencies and the
people on the ground that live in these communities. There's
a fear of does this cause us more harm or
does this help us? So I'm hoping and I'm praying
that the plan that Mary Jung talked about is a
(12:48):
plan that is actually going to help the city and
that other cities can look at and watch and mimic,
you know, as this thing spreads from city to city.
It happened in DC that there were some conversations around
Chicago that didn't happen you know, now Memphis and you know,
other places. So yeah, I'm just wishing the best for everybody.
At the end of the day, there is always a
(13:09):
lot to talk about y'all. Could be anywhere with anybody
talking about it, but you guys choose to be right
here with me. I'm Laura la Rosa. This is the
Latest with Laura l Rosa. This has been an exclusive
episode and exclusive sit down and interview with Mayor Paul Young,
who is the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. As I was
gonna say, as they prepare for, but as they currently
(13:30):
like right now, as the National Guard descends on Memphis.
So we've guys are bring you the latest right from there.
See you guys in my next episode.
I'm a homegirl that knows a little bit about everything
and everybody. You know, if you don't lie about that. Right, Hey, y'all,
what's up. It's Laura L. Rosa and this is the
Latest with Laura L.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Roza.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
This is your daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment,
news and all of the conversations that shake the room.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Baby.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
So today I am bringing you guys a conversation that
I'm sure will shake the room and we'll have you
guys talking. And y'all know we love to hear back
from you. Take it to the streets and the tweets.
You call the treets outside, we outside, we outside outside,
every other page, I'm Lauren L. Rosa. Everywhere that's l
O O r e N l O R O s A.
I mean it's in the title of the show, but
(00:45):
y'all still get it wrong. But yeah, take it to
the streets and the tweets, get in the comments, get everywhere.
Let me know how you guys are feeling once you
listen to this interview. I had the pleasure of being
hosted in Memphis over the weekend and it was amazing,
and so I went there for the pod Box podcast festival.
I was there for about a day. I literally was
(01:06):
there overnight, did this festival at the Coast Library. Shout
out to you know, ina Esco and all of the
Cosset Library team and everybody that I met there. I
had such a great time. Amen, say may I had
a great time in Memphis. Shall and adopted me. I'm
going back. But more importantly, while I was there, the
(01:28):
you know, the city and everyone in the city. They
had been talking to people a lot while they're and
one of the things I kept hearing was that people
are currently preparing or were currently preparing over the weekend.
This is actually taking into effect today September twenty ninth,
for the National Guard to come into the city. The
(01:49):
National Guard, per the governor of Memphis, Governor Bill Lee
and President Donald Trump, the National Guard will be coming
into the city because they are trying to fight, to
help fight, help local agencies fight the violent crime that
is happening in Memphis. And from you know, everyone I
talk to while they are, these are everyday citizens just
(02:09):
trying to figure it out. I think, you know, there
is a need for resources. Definitely, from what I understand,
there's a need for resources because there are violent crimes happening.
And although they've been able to have success in some places,
there's not as much success in others when it comes
to completely stopping the violent crime. But the and now
(02:30):
the governor has said, hey, we need a National Guard
to come in at as what happened, and that is
what's happening. But these every day people, you know, as
much as they want the resources and the help and
they want their neighborhoods to be safe, they're scared right now, y'all.
Like they're over there preparing for the National Guard to
come in and they don't know what that means. They
don't know if you know, everyday people and these everyday
(02:52):
you know enforcement agencies will clash with National Guarden. They
already feel like you know, in certain places they're not
safe because of the violent crime that we're discussing, and
now these law enforcement or these additional resources and agencies
like the National Guard are being brought in. And you know,
this is a Memphis is black, Memphis is black as
I don't know what, So, you know, just that whole
(03:13):
conversation about what that relationship looks like between the community
that is already there and the National Guard coming in
and what force looks or doesn't look like, and how
that's used, and just so many things. People were having
a lot of conversations with me about while I was there,
to the point where I said, to, you know, the
pot Box podcast festival team, while we were at dinner,
(03:33):
is there a way I could talk to the mayor
and just you know, have a conversation up with him
about what's going on and what the plan is, and
you don't just use it when I get back to
work at the latest with Laurna Rose of the podcast
and on the Breakfast Club. And they said sure, So
he came out to the podcast festival. We had some
time backstage where we were able to talk and really
meet and I let him know that I'll be sharing
this interview, and we talked about everything like why is
(03:55):
this happening? Why is the governor bringing the National Guard here?
Do you guys feel like you need the help? And he,
you know, he's open to the help. But what happens
after If you guys don't have the resources now once
they leave, will you have it then? And people are scared?
How do you talk to the people in your community?
There are people who are preparing to you know, get
everybody's like, hey, get your affairs in order. I got
out of my the car that picked us up from
(04:18):
the airport. When I arrived at the hotel, I got out,
the driver said y'all be safe now, and I was like,
why did? He said, I does? And when I went
to dinner, they were like, because everyone, you know, people
are in town for there was a Southern Heritage Classic happening.
But they were explaining to me there are a lot
of people right now that are they buckling down. They
making sure you know, license and registration is up to date,
(04:40):
and insurances and just everything that they warrant everything that
they can because they don't want to have to have
contact with the National Guard. So let's take a listen
to my interview with the mayor of Memphis, Mayor Paul
Young Black Mayor. Yeah, we talk about some things. Let's
get on into it.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
Well, you know, there's a lot going on in Memphis
right now with all of the national conversations.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
They were telling me about it last night. No I didn't.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
I knew about DC and the conversation about Chicago, but
I didn't know that they were starting here.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Yeah, I was asking them. I'm like, how do you
prepare for that?
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Like what do you we are preparing?
Speaker 4 (05:19):
And you know, I've been trying to articulate to people
that we're different than Chicago with LA because our governor
has said yes and the President said yes. So as mayor,
I don't have a say in whether they come or not.
So what we're doing now is working to align how
they come, where they're going to show up, what their
(05:40):
assignments are going to be. So we're putting together a
whole strategy of how we gained and we've been having
positive dialogue with the National of Art, major generals and
all of those folks. You know, my goal is to
try to keep them focused on violent crime and uh
not you know, pat the crimes and things of that nature.
(06:01):
But really the thing that is a challenge for us, admitted,
is that we do have folks that are committee violent
crimes and not being brought to justice.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Do you feel like it's going to be helpful though?
And like, if so, how long?
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Because that's not something you don't just come here for
like a month or two, And you know, like, how
long do you think they need to be I think
that it's a long term conversation I.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
Think that did other resources.
Speaker 4 (06:24):
A lot of times people get fixated on the National
Guard piece, and I think that's just a visible presence.
I think the thing that's going to be helpful is
the FBI DA and all the investigative resources that they're
going to be able to bring to support our police department.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Because when you.
Speaker 4 (06:45):
Have a certain amount of homicides or a certain amount
of shootings and you only have X amount of investigators,
it's going to leave a lot of them being unsolved.
So having their different technologies and things like that are
going to help us be able.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
To solve What about that because every telling me say
that the jails are like overflowing at this point, like
people don't even have sales or sit in the hallway.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
So what do y'all do then?
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Like where do you put people that you're gonna like
they're going to be arresting people?
Speaker 4 (07:08):
Yeah, they are, So they're going to be working with
counties so that's around the city in order to help
on that. But that is a big problem, which is
why I think our emphasis needs to be on find
the most violent folks, and that's who we focus on
and not just you know, petty crimes.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
A lot.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
It's interesting to hear you hear say that because a
lot of people I know when Chicago, when they were
saying that what might happen, a.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
Lot of people's pushback was.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
It's just not going to help because of the force
that'll be you know, that'll be brought to the city,
which people are going to fight back against. But you
think opposite because you feel like you'll be able to
work with them.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
I want to say, I think opposite.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
I think that my goal is to get the strategy
executed in a different way than what people are perceiving.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
I think people are proceeding.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
If you have the military that's enforcing laws in the
city against people, that it's going to lead to more conflict. Hey,
my goal is to minimize the role of the National
Guard and try to elevate the role of those other intitutes.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Got you, how do you control that?
Speaker 3 (08:17):
Though?
Speaker 2 (08:17):
Like, how do you know they're going to come in
here and listen to you?
Speaker 3 (08:20):
We can't control it, I mean, but my goal is
to try and use influence to do it. What I
heard from the folks in d C was that when.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
They first came in, it was ki this came from
the FEDS and the folks that worked, that worked for
the mayor and all that in the DC. But when
they started, when they started folding into the operations that
the DC police already had in play, that's when they
both see that they were more successful. Got So that's
why I'm trying to drive this thing in that direction
as opposed to what they're concerned about in Chicago.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Do you feel like.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Do you feel like you were at the point before
this where you were like there was no hope for
solving the violent crime issue here?
Speaker 3 (09:00):
No.
Speaker 4 (09:01):
I definitely didn't feel hopeless on it because we've been
doing I mean, we've been moving it in the right direction.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
Haven't you guys seen a decreased I think you said.
Speaker 4 (09:10):
Percent on homicides, nineteen percent on violent crime year over year,
thirty seven percent on car fils And that was in
twenty twenty four. This year would be those numbers. So
I know that the things we're doing work. It's just
when you're starting and you're this high, when you get
to this level, it's still too high and people are
(09:32):
still frustrated. So for me, I didn't think that it
was hopeless. I just thought it's gonna take more time,
and so that's why I won't when this happened.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Since it's happening, we can't stop it from happening.
Speaker 4 (09:43):
I want to try and drive it in a way
where it does amplify the work that we've already been doing.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
So even if your governor has said no to it,
it still could have happened.
Speaker 2 (09:52):
Correct, No, don't.
Speaker 4 (09:54):
I don't think, I mean, because then it would have
been Yeah, it would have been different. But when you
have the governor, it puts us in the same position
that DC was in.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
The reason why I asked that is because I think
a lot of people would say, if you guys are
seeing the decreases, even though it's taking time, why not
just think on what you've already been doing. Why say
yes to that? And there's the risk of it not working.
Speaker 3 (10:16):
Well, I mean, I think the thing is we don't
get to say, is the governor see it? Yes?
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Why would a question work to him? Why would he
say yes?
Speaker 3 (10:25):
Well, that's a different kind of politics. That's politics above me.
Speaker 4 (10:29):
Because you know, they're both Republicans and we're a blue
dye in a red state, and that decision was made
without us.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
That's messed up.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
But yeah, it's an interesting time.
Speaker 4 (10:43):
But it's one of those things where my goal is
to make sure we navigated in a way that we
become an example for the rest of the country.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
How do you deal with it.
Speaker 4 (10:52):
In a way where you minimize negative impact on the
community and maximize positive impact.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Well, I always try to best of luck man appreciation.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
That's challenging, appreciated.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
It's the hardest spot to being.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
It's definitely hard. I mean, yesterday the government was here.
Speaker 4 (11:05):
We did a fresh time yesterday, so there's a lot
of the feelings are at a peak right now in
the city. M h yeah, but that aside, you're going
to enjoy your time. We don't have challenges with the crime,
but soli cities all across the country, right, So you know,
(11:27):
my goal is to just make sure that we amplify
the good in the city and we overtake this negative
narrative and don't let it dominate the headlines and.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Define who we are.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Now.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
That was my sitting down with the mayor of Memphis again,
Mayor Paul Young, and they have created a website dedicated to,
you know, informing the public on what to expect. That
website where people can go and get some of that
information is Memphis, Tennessee dot gov backslash safe and clean,
(12:05):
and it just answers your questions about you know, what
to expect, what does this look like when the federal
agencies come in, and a ton of other frequently asked questions.
I hope this works out. I mean, I think anytime
somewhere is you know, lacking resources. As we talked about,
you know, he said the jails are overflowing and there's
just not a lot of support where they need it.
(12:26):
There's a problem that needs to be solved, for sure.
I just hate that there's a fear because of the
relationship between you know, certain law enforcement agencies and the
people on the ground that live in these communities. There's
a fear of does this cause us more harm or
does this help us? So I'm hoping and I'm praying
that the plan that Mary Jung talked about is a
(12:48):
plan that is actually going to help the city and
that other cities can look at and watch and mimic,
you know, as this thing spreads from city to city.
It happened in DC that there were some conversations around
Chicago that didn't happen you know, now Memphis and you know,
other places. So yeah, I'm just wishing the best for everybody.
At the end of the day, there is always a
(13:09):
lot to talk about y'all. Could be anywhere with anybody
talking about it, but you guys choose to be right
here with me. I'm Laura la Rosa. This is the
Latest with Laura l Rosa. This has been an exclusive
episode and exclusive sit down and interview with Mayor Paul Young,
who is the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. As I was
gonna say, as they prepare for, but as they currently
(13:30):
like right now, as the National Guard descends on Memphis.
So we've guys are bring you the latest right from there.
See you guys in my next episode.
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