Because of people like Eric Holder.

Via Grabien:

In an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Ann Reid that aired today, Attorney General Eric Holder said that “We as a nation have failed.” Speaking of the tension between black communities and police officers and whether any progress has been made since 2000, Reid asked Holder why there was still tension between the black community and the police, even after a memorandum he wrote in 2001 addressing the issue.

“It means that we as a nation have failed,” he quickly replied. “It’s as simple as that. We have failed.”