'Do we need to see white people also get beat?': asks Whoopi Goldberg after ... trends now
The View host Whoopi Goldberg has weighed into the row surrounding Tyre Nichols' death, asking: 'Do we need to see white people get beat before anybody will do anything?'
Goldberg insisted she was not inciting violence after the 29-year-old black man was beaten to death by cops but did call for meaningful police reform.
Nichols' death sparked outrage across the world after graphic bodycam footage showed him being fatally beaten by five police officers in Memphis while repeatedly crying out for his mother earlier this month.
His parents also appeared on The View on Monday to pay tribute to their son who touched everybody he knew 'in a positive way.'
The View host Whoopi Goldberg asked whether people needed to see 'white people get beat' by officers so police could be reformed
The father and keen skateboarder had been pulled over for suspected 'reckless driving' on Jan 7. He died in hospital three days after his attack.
Activists have drawn comparisons between his death and those of George Floyd and Elijah McClain - both black men also killed at the hands of American cops.
Speaking on The View on Monday morning, Goldberg questioned whether seeing white people being beaten by officers would move the debate forward.
'I’m not suggesting that. So don’t write us and tell me what a racist I am,' she added.
'I’m just asking is that what people have to see in order to wake up and realize this affects us all?'
Goldberg made the statements during a segment on The View on Monday to discuss Nichols' death
Both Nichols' parents appeared on The View to pay tribute to the 'beautiful soul'
The 67-year-old presenter called for police reform 'from the ground up'.
She added: 'Clearly it doesn’t matter if it’s a white policeman or black policeman. It is a problem in the policing itself.
'It seems things don't seem to make sense to people unless it's somebody they can feel or they can recognize.'
Five officers have been charged with second-degree murder of Nichols, who died in hospital three days
