The Miami-Dade chapter of the NAACP is calling for the removal of the Miami Beach police chief and city manager in response to viral videos showing police interactions with black spring breakers last week.
The president of the Miami Beach Fraternal Order of Police said in aFriday that the union fully supports the officers' actions. The president, Kevin Millan, said that although separate videos were posted online, all were from"one chaotic incident involving a hostile crowd" on Wednesday.
"The officers of the Miami Beach Police Department are among the most diverse and well-trained groups in the nation," the union statement said."We professionally police all events in the City of Miami Beach the same and have acted as a model for other police departments across the nation." During spring break and similar occasions such as Memorial Day weekend, Roberts said police will"up the ante" and use excessive force, particularly with black youth.
Roberts said the sounds were actually from police guns that emit rubber bullets. Roberts said after the officer collided with the woman, he turned and pushed her down.
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