A local police department is responding to the guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin Trial, who was found guilty on all three charges involving the murder of George Floyd of Minneapolis. When Chauvin was found guilty, it “was a pretty significant day for most people,” according to Essex Police Chief Ron Hoague. “We thought it was important to put something out to our community. Let them know that we do care about this and we do follow what’s going on.”The police chief went to Facebook right after the verdict, acknowledging that even though justice has been served, there is still work that needs to be done. “We understand that there are things that are expected of us, and we are trying to meet those expectations and exceed those.”One way the police department is doing this is by implementing body cameras. Another, de-escalation training. “De-escalation is basically using verbal skills and knowledge to get someone to do what we’re asking them to do without having to employ force.”The department is also meeting with members of the community. “This was a dedicated program just for us that focused on things that we can do better and recognize some experiences someone has gone through in the past and recognize those.”Hoague says he expects his department to follow policy, but also to be good humans.
A local police department is responding to the guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin Trial, who was found guilty on all three charges involving the murder of George Floyd of Minneapolis.
When Chauvin was found guilty, it “was a pretty significant day for most people,” according to Essex Police Chief Ron Hoague. “We thought it was important to put something out to our community. Let them know that we do care about this and we do follow what’s going on.”
The police chief went to Facebook right after the verdict, acknowledging that even though justice has been served, there is still work that needs to be done.
“We understand that there are things that are expected of us, and we are trying to meet those expectations and exceed those.”
One way the police department is doing this is by implementing body cameras. Another, de-escalation training.
“De-escalation is basically using verbal skills and knowledge to get someone to do what we’re asking them to do without having to employ force.”
The department is also meeting with members of the community.
“This was a dedicated program just for us that focused on things that we can do better and recognize some experiences someone has gone through in the past and recognize those.”
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Hoague says he expects his department to follow policy, but also to be good humans.
