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Notes from @TucsonRomero & @ChiefCMagnus press conference:
1. Mayor Romero implored the community for a peaceful demonstration tonight should any demonstration occur though she did stress for folks to stay home.
1. Mayor Romero implored the community for a peaceful demonstration tonight should any demonstration occur though she did stress for folks to stay home.
2. Mayor Romero called this a painful week saying, "We have a moral obligation to call our racism in all of its forms."
3. Mayor Romero called the death of George Floyd maddening and senseless.
4. Mayor Romero on last night& #39;s Tucson protest that ended with 4 arrested: "What I saw was not Tucson...hurting local business does nothing to bring justice to Mr. Floyd."
5. Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus: "It is a tough time for policing but an even tougher time to be a black person in this country."
6. Chief Magnus: After working alongside Thursday night& #39;s peaceful protest, he did not anticipate Friday& #39;s march to be any different but...
7. Chief Magnus:...on Friday he noticed the crowd had changed, one that now included outside agitators.
8. Chief Magnus: Property damage estimates are not conclusive but he guesses upwards of $200 worth of property was destroyed, including one patrol vehicle.
9. Chief Magnus: The plan is to deploy more officers tonight to the downtown area. Congress and Broadway will close starting at 6pm.
10. Doris Snowden, President of Tucson& #39;s NAACP: Said thae police department has worked very closely with Tucson& #39;s NAACP.
11. Ms. Snowden: Emphasized, "We have to pray and be patient and recognize change is a process."
12. Ms. Snowden: "This is a time in America we need to unify and not divide."
13. Zion Givens, youth advocate: "I& #39;m tired to not being heard." BUT he called last night& #39;s violence, "unacceptable."
14. Mr. Givens: Instead of looting and rioting, he said people should attend a peaceful rally that will take place at the Dunbar, Monday at 7:00 p.m.
15. DJ Jahmar Anthony: Said people are forgetting what these protests are about. George Floyd. The issue is racism not violence.
16. Mr. Anthony: "Those who are violent don& #39;t speak for us."
17. Mr Anthony: Again encouraged everyone to attend the peaceful rally to honor those who have lost their lives to police brutality set for Monday at 7:00 p.m. at The Dunbar.
18. Mr. Anthony: "Violence doesn& #39;t fix anything...change comes from the ballot box."
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