The headlines are filled with cases where police response to incidents results in tragedy. U.S. Senator John Cornyn visited Dallas Wednesday to highlight a bill he helped move through Congress to help avoid these tragedies.
Also invited to Cornyn’s round table was Marsalis Avenue Church of Christ Pastor William Lamont Ross. He said Dallas Police have been welcome partners at his church.
The new law was devised in the wake of 2020 protests across the nation over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police. At that time, Former Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall posted a"duty to intervene" policy for Dallas officers.or ABLE training for every officer on how to intervene, even if a superior is involved in misconduct.
“It shows in what the officers are doing, how we have reduced officer-involved shootings, we have reduced internal affairs complaints,” Mata said. “We owe that to each other as members of this police department and our profession, but even more we owe that to the citizens of Dallas.” “While training can not change the hearts of individuals, it can reveal personal blind spots. It can broaden ones thinking and help understand the experiences of others,” Ross said.“There are solutions rather than draconian solutions that have been offered by some -- I mentioned defund the police, for example -- that really don’t serve the public interest. There are better alternatives,” Cornyn said.
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