Tucson Police chief Chris Magnus says his department is listening to protestors and working with the community to curb police brutality.
TONIGHT -- WE HEAR FROM THETUCSON POLICE CHIEF.
9 ON YOURSIDES SHAWNDREA THOMAS HASMORE -- ON HOW THE CITY OFTUCSON -- IS WORKING TO KEEPTHE PEACE.SHAWNDREA: THE TUCSON POLICECHIEF SAYS WHAT HAPPENED TOGEORGE FLOYD IS HORRIFIC ANDHE HAS BEEN TAKING STEPS FORYEARS TO KEEP SITUATIONS LIKETHAT FROM HAPPENING IN HISCITY.
(NATS OF PROTEST) THEYMARCHED AND CHANTED..TO MAKETHEIR VOICES HEARD THE ISSUEPOLICE BRUTALITY..
"THEY SEETHIS IMAGE OF POLICE OFFICERSON TV AND IT'S NOT A GOOD LOOKFOR THEM.
AND THIS GROUP ISCONTINUING TO SPEAK OUT... TOSHARE THEIR ISSUES WITH POLICECG-ALONZO BAILEY- LIVES INTUCSON BUT THE OPPORTUNITY FORTHEM TO COME TO A PARK ANDTALK TO ACTUAL POLICE OFFICERSIS A GOOD WAY TO START ACONVERSATION WITH TODAY'SYOUTH," "PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY ARE CONCERNED ABOUTHOW FORCE IS USED," AND THOSEARE THE VOICES TUCSON POLICECHIEF CHRIS MAGNUS WANTS TOHEAR.
HE'S GETTING FEEDBACKFROM THE PUBLIC ONLINE AND INPERSON ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TOSEE ON THEIR STREETS.
HE ALSOSAYS FOR THE MOST PARTPROTESTERS WERE PEACEFUL.
"WEGOT TO A POINT WHERE OUROFFICERS WERE HAVING GOODDIALOGUE WITH THESE FOLKS.
WEWERE HANDING OUT WATER HAVINGPOSITIVE CONVERSATIONS.
BUTTHERE ARE SOME WHO DON'T WANTTO ENGAGE IN THAT WAY," THEDEPARTMENT IS ONLY 1 OUT OF 2IN THE COUNTRY FOLLOWING 8POLICY REFORMS CREATED BY AGROUP OF ACTIVISTS ANDRESEARCHERS CALLED (CAMPAIGNZERO- TO KEEP TRACK OFEXCESSIVE FORCE POLICIES ANDACCOUNTABILITY.
"WE'VE WORKEDHARD TO DEVELOP WHAT WE THINKARE BEST PRACTICE ANDEVIDENCE-BASED POLICIESRELATED TO USE OF FORCE," ANDWHEN IT COMES TO THEPROTESTS-- WE'RE TOLD OFFICERSARE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN."IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DOSOMETIMES ESPECIALLY SOMETIMESWHEN YOU HAVE OBSCENITIESYELLED 12 INCHES FROM YOURFACE FOR HOURS ON END," THECHIEF SAYS THE CONVERSATIONSWITH THE COMMUNITY IN THEWEEKS AND YEARS TO COME.
SOT"I REALLY NEED TO APPRECIATEWHAT A GREAT JOB THE OFFICERSAT THE TUCSON POLICEDEPARTMENT HAVE DONE,"SHAWNDREA THOMAS KGUN 9 ONYOUR SIDE.T-U-S-D TAKING ON THE TOPIC OFDIVERSITY TODAY -- IN A
Protests against police brutality are causing departments across the country to take a second look at their policies.
Protests were mostly peaceful, but some graffiti needed to be cleared around Fourth Avenue and near TPD headquarters.