20, 2014, the murder Officers Ramose and fluke. Why did you choose that to start this. For several reasons, one, it was the most significant and unfortunately horrific events in that 50 year career. You lose two offices at one time, thats thankfully still an exception but it was a horrible tragedy coming five days before christmas. Second, it was unfortunately reflective of what was going on and eventually accelerated the next several years, the breakdown between police and communities in the country, his anger directed toward police and murdering two officers so it seemed to me to be an appropriate place to start to help frame the conversation. The thirdd reason was that ironically it took me back almost 50 years to where i began my career in 1970 in boston beginning yours ing chicago that the murder of an washington Police Officer, a Bank Robbery occurred just as i was coming in and two years later his mother was murdered. The first Boston Police Sort of matter so i added that but i
Interviewed by Dc Heath about the profession in my more of community, race and the arc of policing in america. Good to be talking with you same here. Let me start by saying i read your book and i thoroughly enjoyed it. T. It really was a very good read. Im so glad that you wrote it but i do have a first question. The book really chronicles your entire career which obviously was a tremendous career that you had and was five decades but you chose to start chapter 1 with december 20, 2014, the murder of officer lou. Why did you chose that impact to startthis book . For several reasons. One, it was one of the most elegant and horrific events in that 50 Year Career. When you lose two officers at one time, that is still an exception but it was such a horrible tragedy coming five days before christmas. Secondly it was unfortunately reflective of what was going on and eventually accelerated over the next several years the breakdown of trust between police and so many communities in the country
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