Boston police Detective Larry Ellison is not optimistic that significant police reforms will happen any time soon.
Ellison is former president of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers and is one of the nine members of the new state Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission.
One year after the murder of George Floyd, some reforms have been implemented to improve police accountability — but Ellison says racism is prevalent within BPD ranks.
In an interview this week to talk about the year since Floyd's killing sparked nationwide protests, Ellison said he felt the need to speak out about what's happening within the department.