A top House Democrat said Wednesday “a warrior mentality” plagues U.S. police departments and must be replaced with “a guardian mentality” in order to end excessive force against minorities.

“We can shift policing from a warrior mentality, that exists in far too many places, to a guardian mentality,” said House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries of New York. “Because when you have a warrior mentality, you tend to view certain communities or communities of color or low-income communities or immigrant communities as enemy combatants.”