Delano Police speaks out on systemic racism

Delano Police speaks out on systemic racism

VIRTUAL SAFETYTOWN HALL, WHERE THECONVERSATION OF SYSTEMIC RACISMIN POLICING WAS THE MAINTOPIC...NEW AT 11 -- 23ABCS KYLIE WALKERLISTENED TO THE VIRTUALMEETING HAS MORE ON WHAT WASDISCUSSED TONIGHT AND HOWTHE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO MOVEFORWARD..."LISTEN WHAT WE SAW INMINNEAPOLIS.THOSE TACTICS HERE.

WE DON'T DOCHOKEHOLDS HERE..

WE DON'T"POLICE CHIEF ROBERT NEVAREZREFERRING TO THE VIDEO THATHAS GONE VIRAL OF GEORGE FLOYDWHO WAS KILLED BY ANOFFICER WHO HELD HIS KNEE TOFLOYD'S NECK.

TUESDAY NIGHT INA ZOOM MEETING CHIEF NEVAREZMAKING IT CLEAR THAT OFFICER ARENOT TRAINED TO SUBDUE SUSPECTSIN SUCH A MANNER"WE DO WHAT WE CALL ROBOTIC???RESTRAINT..

BUT WE DON'T USE OURFEET..

TO DO THAT ..

WHICH ISWHATHAPPENED IN MINNEAPOLIS.

THATPRACTICE..

I DON'T KNOW WHERE ITCAMEFROM.

LIKE I SAID WE CONDEM IT..CHIEF OF POLICE IVE HEARD FROMCONDEMS IT."BUT HE WASN'T THE ONLY POLICECHIEF AT TUESDAY'SMEETING FRESNO CHIEF OF POLICE..JIM WATSON..

WHO HAS CLOSECHILDHOOD TIES IN DELANO WASALSO IN ATTENDANCESAYING HE TOO CONDEMS THISBEHAVIOR."IN THE PAST WHEN WEVE SEENCIVILUNREST AS A LAW ENFORCEMENTOFFICER.

WHAT WEVE SEEN FOR 35PLUS YEARS .

USUALLY AFTER 3 OR4 DAYS IT GOES AWAY ..

BUT THISHAS LASTEDOVER TWO WEEKS..

WHICH MEANS THECOMMUNITY IS AWAKENED..

LAWENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AREAWAKENED ..

AND THAT IS A GOODTHING"ALSO JOINING IN ON THE MEETING.CONGRESSMAN TJCOX AND STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER .RUDY SALAS.

BOTHAGREEING COMMUNICATION ANDCOMMUNITY OUTREACH IS ASTEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUTTHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE.."THANK YOU FOR ACKOWLEDGING WHATHAPPENED WITH GEORGE FLOYD .

ANDSAYING THAT HAS NO PLACE IN YOURPOLICEDEPARTMENT ..

WEVE BEEN HERE ATTHE CAPTIOL TRYING TO FIGURE OUTWHAT AREADDITIONAL THINGS WE CAN DO TOHELP""FIRST THING WE CAN DO IS TALKABOUT THISISSUE ..

AND CERTAINLY WORKDILIGINATLY FOR A MORE JUSTSOCIETYFOR ALL.

"GRACE VALLEJO ..

SAYING SHE ISPROUD OF THE DELANO POLICEDEPARTMENT, COMPLIMENTING THECHIEF NEVAREZ FORCHANGED THE CULTURE OF THEDEPARTMENT.."I USE THE WORD CULTURE BECAUSEITHINK THAT'S WHAT SOCIETY ISLOOKING FOR..

A CHANGE IN THECULTURE IN THEPOLICE DEPARTMENTS.

AND I THINKYOU ARE JUST THAT..

AND IDON'T THINK YOU AREDONE..BECAUSE YOU YOURSELF WANTTO GO BEYOND WHATS HAPPENED SOFAR..YOU ARE MORE THAN JUST THATUNIFORM YOU WEAR."CHIEF NEVAREZ SAYS THEY WANTTO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION ANDWANT TO HEAR MORE FROM THECOMMUNITY.

ANOTHER MEETING ISEXPECTED TO BE SCHEDULE NEXTWEEK..

BUT ASPECIFIC DATE HAS NOT BEEN SETYET .

FOR NOW REPORTING INDELANO KYLIE WALKER 23ABCCONNECTING YOU