Alliance for racial justice panel

mind — after two more police involved fatal shootings make national headlines. but even before those stories broke — a panel discussion was scheduled for tonight in lewes — bringing together law enforcement leaders and the residents they serve. 47 abc’s ashonti ford reports. track dozens showed up tuesday in lewes for a community meeting — for an open dialogue with delaware law enforcement leaders — about their relationship with the communities they serve — especially communities of color. 00:37:01 are you aware of distrust or fear of police by the african american community in your jurisdiction 00:37:11 track the meeting was held by the southern delaware alliance for racial justice — a non-profit group. chiefs of police from rehoboth beach, milton, lewes, and georgetown headed the panel with captains from delaware state police. among the topics discussed — how police are perceived by the public — something captain alice brumbley from troop 7 —- admits she wasn’t as acutely aware of until recently. 00:38:09 if you come with 2 or 3 patrol cars and you’re all in uniform somebody else coming to that event with their family is going to see that :17 and in our world 2 or 3 police cars means that there’s enforcement action goingoi on i don’t want to bring my kids to that type of environment 38:26 my job is to protect my kids – that never even crossed my mind 38:30 track the issue of how black americans are treated by police may crossing more minds — as the prevalence of video has illumilunated certain tragic events — from the july killing of philando castile in minnesota — to the fatal shooting of terence crutcher in tulsa oklahoma last week. at the meeting tuesday — residents voiced their concerns. 00:40:13 why aren’t good cops calling out bad cops was the question that rang e loudest tonight and the answer across the board of chief of police is – we do. according to chief of police the media doesn’t broadcast dismissals of police officers in the same way that they broadcast the crimes committed … however everyone across the board did agree that they do need to learn how to better engage with the community 00:40:36 track the chiefs of police agreed that proper training is critical — and said a new point of emphasis is training officers to recognize their own implicit bias — unconscious associations individuals can make between groups of people and stereotypes about those groups. ashonti ford 47abc if you’d like more information on the organization that called the event to action visit our web page for details police have charged more than 180 people with underage drinking