Obama calls for greater respect, understanding in US

US President Barack Obama calls for greater tolerance, respect and understanding from police officers toward the people they take an oath to protect, as well as from individuals who think the police are too heavy-handed and intolerant, particularly toward people of color.

“I’d like all sides to listen to each other,” Obama says in answer to a reporter’s question after meeting with Spain’s acting prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, during his shortened first visit to Spain as president.

He says violence against police by anyone concerned about fairness in the criminal justice system does “a disservice to the cause.”

US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Spain's King Felipe VI at the Palacio Real de Madrid in Madrid on July 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Spain’s King Felipe VI at the Palacio Real de Madrid in Madrid on July 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

— AP

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