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Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said he believes his department is capable of policing justly, he tells CNN's Sara Sidner's during a sit down interview.
"There are certainly parts within the policing agencies across this country that are broken and in Minneapolis police department, there are areas that we must change it must get better," Arradondo said. "Without a doubt, we have absolutely tapped into our currency of trust with our communities and we have to build that reserve back up," Arradondo said."I do believe that what occurred to Mr. Floyd, absolutely should have never happened, and it has set this department back" but "I believe that there's hope and I believe that there's space for us to get better here," Arradondo said.
"I can stand here and sit here before you today to tell you that what I experienced 10 years ago, there has been change, there has been progress in those 10 years. The fact that I'm sitting before you here is the chief of police from 10 years ago, there has been progress there has been change. But it's not gonna happen overnight," the chief said.to conduct a"thorough review" of the city's contract with its officers.
"Beginning today as chief I am immediately withdrawing from the contract negotiations with the Minneapolis police federation," Arradondo said today during a news conference."I plan to bring in subject matter experience and advisers to conduct a thorough review of how the contract can be restructured to provide greater community transparency and more flexibility for true reform.
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