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In reply to the discussion: One Brave Officer Did Not Turn His Back On The Mayor ---> [View all]napkinz
(17,199 posts)10. another GUTSY officer who more should know about ...
Meet the Police Chief Who's Bravely Protesting Police Brutality
Richmond California Police Chief Chris Magnus held "Black Lives Matters" sign while wearing his uniform.
Steven Rosenfeld
December 13, 2014
This past Tuesday, as the mayor and top city officials in Berkeley, California, were deciding to postpone that evening's City Council meeting to avoid a confrontation with protesters over clashes with police in demonstrations over police brutality, top officials in nearby Richmond did something unexpected.
Police Chief Chris Magnus, Deputy Chief Allwyn Brown, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, and three City Council members all joined a similar protest on a major city thoroughfare to underscore that they understood the issues at stake and were listening to their community, which has one of region's most ethnically diverse populations.
They stood with protesters for four and a half hours, the length of time that Michael Brown's body lay on the pavement in Ferguson, Missouri, after the unarmed black man was shot and killed by a white officer.
"I spoke with my command staff and we agreed it would be nice to convey our commitment to peaceful protest and that black and brown lives do matter," said Magnus, whose remarks were widely quoted.
""We get the conversation about the use or force, we get it," said Brown on Tuesday. "This is an opportunity for all police departments, including ours, to look inward and examine our approaches and get better."
But in the days that followed, that looking inward has prompted surprising criticism from inside Richmond police ranks.
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My respect for the officer is not because he stood facing and didn't turn his back on the mayor
helpmetohelpyou
Dec 2014
#8
by turning their backs, the other officers were politicizing a funeral and disrespecting
napkinz
Dec 2014
#11
Amazing! One "gutsy" Black Officer.. beautiful. Mahalo napkinz. The NYPD, except for one,
Cha
Dec 2014
#3
Yes, and Chief Chris Magnus.. more about him later. We should get a whole list of the PD who are
Cha
Dec 2014
#18
Brilliant.. The Serpico Award.. like the Heisman only for Cops. More on Chief Magnus..
Cha
Dec 2014
#33
I wonder how many New Yorkers actually support these antics and how many are disgusted by them.
napkinz
Dec 2014
#24
You can be sure this man disappeared. Hope that brave cop watches his back
mountain grammy
Dec 2014
#46
Yeah, I like that.. "Portrait of Courage".. the only one out of how many?! Hope we find out if
Cha
Dec 2014
#40
Pat Lynch and the NYPD who turned their backs on the Mayor have this Bully-Victim card down
Cha
Dec 2014
#43