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Police chiefs hail Chauvin verdict as a key step to healing
Michael R. Sisak And Jake Bleiberg
Associated Press
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In this image from video, witness Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testifies on April 5, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Law enforcement leaders say the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for George Floyd s death is a step toward restoring trust in the criminal justice system and repairing relations with communities. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
Not long after a jury convicted former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd, police chiefs across the U.S. started speaking up. And it wasn t to defend the police.
Michael R. Sisak And Jake Bleiberg
FILE - In this April 5, 2021, file photo, Houston Police Chief New Houston Police Chief Troy Finner stands for the national anthem before being sworn in as HPD s newest leader at City Hall in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) April 21, 2021 - 9:13 PM
Not long after a jury convicted former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd, police chiefs across the U.S. started speaking up. And it wasn t to defend the police.
New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said convicting Chauvin on Tuesday showed âpolice officers are not above the law. Charmaine McGuffey, the sheriff in Cincinnati, said it was a ânecessary stepâ in healing a nation torn apart by police violence. Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo encouraged Americans to breathe âa collective sigh of relief.â
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Police chiefs from around the country praise Chauvin conviction as step forward Share Updated: 1:51 PM PDT Apr 22, 2021 By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE BLEIBERG, Associated Press
Police chiefs from around the country praise Chauvin conviction as step forward Share Updated: 1:51 PM PDT Apr 22, 2021
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Show Transcript I don t think it s a period, but I think it s an opening for, for a different time and I hope that this kind of behavior by officers. I hope, I m hoping that the institutions will begin to change that. That officers will say, you know, it s okay to say I was there and it was totally wrong and, and it s okay for me to say that the police, they probably probably spark there are like they re not going to be able to get away with it. They went down that they re going to take their lives a little bit more serious than that. Your career is a little bit more serious mouth. I think it ll make people more aware, especially poli