Mckenzie clarified her statement Friday.
“The statement that I made was that, at this point, I do not have confidence that the chief is able to adequately address this issue and change the culture there,” McKenzie said, adding that she feels that right now, there are some officers who are not representing who Knoxville is.
“I’m not trying to tell anyone how to do their job, by any means, but we need aggressive action to be taken,” McKenzie said. “We need those employees who feel like they’re in an environment that is allowing racist actions and behaviors to take place… for them to know it is not tolerated, for them to know that they do have advocates there and it’s going to be addressed and it’s going to be addressed immediately.”