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Regarding the tragedy in Minnesota, I have some thoughts that have been stirring with me for the week, and I feel it& #39;s time to say a few things. For those that disagree, I respect your opinion, but allow me a few words given a 28+ year career and counting. (1/9)
The death of George Floyd is shocking and absolutely could have been prevented. He has a family. He& #39;s a human being. We, as a profession, NEVER should be treating anyone like this. The ex-officer involved should be treated like anyone else, & the delay in the pursuit of... (2/9)
justice is far beyond concerning and baffling to me. I feel for the men and women of the Minneapolis Police Department who do the right thing, each and every day, like so many across this country. The actions of 4 officers affect us all, so we should be talking about it. (3/9)
I& #39;m proud to be in law enforcement. I& #39;m proud of the men and women that I work with, and I& #39;m proud that, despite the nearly insurmountable background and hiring processes we put them through prior to pinning a badge on them, that they made it and are doing amazing things. (4/9)
But I& #39;m also angry. Angry and saddened that some who join this profession do so to exert power they think they have over those they serve. Not only is this not ok, it& #39;s criminal. I don& #39;t want you in my profession, so if you& #39;re a cop and these words anger you, too bad. (5/9)
If your aim is to feel powerful, this professional, my calling, isn& #39;t for you. In law enforcement, we must serve with compassion and care for all. Within my agency now, we constantly critique, analyze how we do things, attend advanced de-escalation training, and then... (6/9)
use force only when we must. Are we perfect? Of course not. But we work hard to always improve. As the chair of @TheIACP& #39;s Professional Standards Ethics & Image Committee, this incident hit home. Let& #39;s stop the bandwagon blanket statements of condemnation... (7/9)
& instead work to find solutions & new best practices. To those who do follow me, it& #39;s hard to do this job right now. I see wonderful things from officers across this country, & I& #39;ll continue to highlight them. But when I see something this wrong, it needs to be called out. (8/9)
Lastly, we as a profession must own this. And when cops do bad things, other cops must call it out. We are better than this. Let& #39;s be better together. (9/9)
