At a press conference Wednesday, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo rejected the idea that the two officers who lacked experience on his force are less culpable in George Floyd's killing, saying Floyd 'was expecting humanity' that he did not get.
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Wednesday rejected the idea that the two officers who lacked experience on his force are less culpable in George Floyd's killing, saying Floyd"was expecting humanity" that he did not get that day.
"The policies that I put out for our department, those are not guided in years of service," he said."I don't put policies that you should only react or respond if you're a two-year member or a five-year member or a 10-year member. If policies or subculture get in the way, then I expect and I demand one's humanity to rise above that.
Police chief on Floyd killing: This was a violation of humanity 05:19The comments came in a press conference in which Arradondo acknowledged the"inextricable" link between race and policing."Race is inextricably a part of the American police system," he said."We will never evolve in this profession if we do not address it head on. Communities of color have paid the heaviest of costs, and that is with their lives," he added.
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