26 | JUNE 25 • 2020
Jews in the D
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• You can go from hero to
zero in seconds: “In some
instances, they (officers)
make mistakes, whether
due to lack of training or
indifference to the welfare of
a person. There are times I
have seen video on TV where
I agree with the public and
I think, ‘
What was that cop
thinking?’
Should the other
officers have intervened to
protect George Floyd? From
what I have seen,
absolutely yes!”
• Intervening
with a fellow
officer “is
good for
morale
because it
protects
everyone.”
Effective
intervention:
“
A fellow
officer sees an
officer getting out
of control, and says
‘
You know what? I’
ve got
it. Go back to the car.’
Let
go of your ego, if you have
one, and get in the car. You
should not have an ego if you
are a cop.
“When a person is in
our custody, in our care,
our control, whether they
committed a crime or we are
giving them a ride as a favor,
we are responsible for their
safety. If they complain of
a health issue, it is our duty
to get them health care. We
have to protect them from
harm, not only from us, but
also from harming others
and even from self-harm. It
is the most important thing
that we do. We take them to
the hospital, even if they have
committed a triple homicide.
People have a right to expect
us to protect; we have the
responsibility to protect. It is
not for us to judge.”
• “Peaceful protesters are
not doing anything wrong.
We have to protect them.
Maybe they should not be in
the street, but if they are, we
have to make sure that they
don’
t get hit by a car.
“Ideally, the police
work with the leaders of
demonstrations to keep
everyone safe. People
have a right to
protest.
“I have seen
white agitators
from out of the
area show up
at a peaceful
demonstration
and commit
vandalism, and
loot … a few
agitators can give
the whole black
community a bad
name.”
• Perception is reality: “I
can’
t tell other groups how
they should or shouldn’
t
feel, based on their life
experience, when I haven’
t
been there. Conversely, don’
t
paint the police with a broad
brush when you haven’
t been
there.”
• Communities need funds:
“When people say they
want to ‘
Defund the Police,’
I think they are saying we
need funds for other areas. I
do not support ‘
Defunding
the Police.’
I do support the
diversion of funds elsewhere
to create or increase funding
for things that will help the
citizens and children of the
communities we serve, the
schools, the neighborhoods,
the mentally ill. That is a
government decision.”
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