June 2020 Blues Issue Vol 36 No 6
June 2020 Blues Issue Vol 36 No 6
June 2020 Blues Issue Vol 36 No 6
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proudly continue to put the Harris<br />
County Sheriff’s Office uniform<br />
on and come to work. I will<br />
continue to proudly serve the<br />
NOT deserve the title you represent.<br />
Some may have facts I do not<br />
possess, outside of what the<br />
The death of George Floyd<br />
while in the custody of officers<br />
with the Minneapolis Police Department<br />
is a tragic event that<br />
Citizens of Harris County Texas. I media has posted and what has shaken every community in<br />
What’s your take on George Floyd’s death and the Protests<br />
ask and pray Citizens all over the the media has withheld. I’m not the U.S., including League City.<br />
World to come together in peace talking to you.<br />
These officers had an obligation<br />
I wasn’t going to comment, but if the price of saying it is high. neck - cutting off his air.<br />
in the name of our Lord Jesus I’m talking to the blue falcons to the city of Minneapolis, along<br />
I fear that my silence will cause We can’t expect our community Cop code must become moral<br />
code. Ethics code. HUMANITY<br />
violent protests and destruction about this man based solely on the safety of George Floyd. These<br />
Christ and Savior. Pray that these who have judged and posted with an obligation to maintain<br />
more harm than good. I am a members to trust us when things<br />
black police officer and for that I are good, if we don’t do the right code. Knowing that if you don’t<br />
of property will stop. Only God the media reports knowing full officers failed George Floyd and<br />
am disliked by many of my own thing when things are bad. ease up, then that man is going<br />
and Godly people can stop this, damn well that they lie, and have his family and must be held<br />
race, but I will continue to serve I refuse to be associated with to die. So when you decide to<br />
so let’s pray and come together lied ,and have edited to make accountable. When I viewed the<br />
and protect every race. I DO NOT, someone capable of doing to not ease up, your intention is to<br />
in peace. God is ALWAYS Great, stories from non-stories. video, I experienced a full range<br />
nor will I ever condone an officer someone what was done on that kill. And that’s what this was.<br />
and the Truth and Justice will You will one day succumb of emotions that began with<br />
misconduct in my presence or video.<br />
George Floyd, said “officer I<br />
prevail<br />
to the media and the court of anger and ended with sadness.<br />
under any circumstances. I WILL Be kind to each other;<br />
can’t breathe” as he struggled for<br />
Joseph Shriver public opinion and NOT facts. The sadness and sympathy I have<br />
SPEAK UP!<br />
mourning George Floyd<br />
air. He said these words a total<br />
It is now your destiny. And you for the Floyd family is coupled<br />
The public needs to hear from and Supporting Good Law of 15 times. <strong>No</strong>t once. <strong>No</strong>t twice.<br />
Did you guys see the rest of deserve it.<br />
with my sadness for where we<br />
its Police, to speak out when Enforcement do not have to 15 times. These officers will be<br />
the video where he was let up James Drury<br />
are as a country. When an event<br />
injustice rears its ugly head. I’ve be mutually exclusive. There charged, I’m positive of that. Held<br />
8 times because he “couldn’t<br />
like this happens involving law<br />
seen the cell phone video. I’ve doesn’t need to be “sides” to accountable. But then where’s<br />
breathe” and started fighting I am a police officer. I take enforcement officers, it causes<br />
seen the security footage leading this. We can fight injustice the greater accountability?<br />
again? <strong>No</strong>? Neither did I, and neither<br />
did you.<br />
can teach you vs taking you to tioned. This is a valid response,<br />
the upmost pride in my job. If I every police agency to be ques-<br />
up as well. This is the complete together. It is hate like this The leadership to healing. More<br />
opposite of what we are taught that makes it hard for us good importantly, the leadership to<br />
Did you see the autopsy report<br />
where he died from a heart for something vs you stealing confidence in the officers that<br />
jail, I will. If I can help you pay as every community should have<br />
to do. Cuff, roll them to the side, ones, and unfortunately good EQUALITY. We ultimately win<br />
sit them up etc. If need be, place ones get killed for the hate when we can normalize equality.<br />
attack induced by drug use, and it, I will. I will not tolerate the serve them.<br />
a knee between the shoulders to others give behind the badge. I’m so sorry to the Floyd family.<br />
there was NO damage to his destruction of a reputation that Within the last several days,<br />
gain compliance. When someone #AllLivesMatter This hatred isn’t My heart breaks for you. Let the<br />
neck PROVING that the officer us good cops spent years to several citizens of League City<br />
says they can’t breathe just new.<br />
process begin now.<br />
just had him pinned and was build. This incident that occurred have sent emails with concerns<br />
because they are speaking does<br />
Bobby Walker Dwayne The Rock Johnson<br />
NOT applying pressure, and proving<br />
that he died because of HIS the brave men and women that these issues within our de-<br />
in Minneapolis does not define inquiring as to how we address<br />
not mean they are breathing<br />
correctly. The body informs Past few days I’ve been IN THE NAME AND BY THE AU-<br />
lifestyle and choices and nothing do this job with dignity.<br />
partment. I want to assure our<br />
us of this. Later the heart fails. stunned trying make sense of THORITY OF THE STATE OF<br />
more? Neither did I, and neither Whether you want to believe citizens—the League City Police<br />
We can also drown hours after George Floyd’s death. The video. TEXAS, I, Joseph Shriver, do solemnly<br />
swear, that I will faithfully<br />
Have you seen the bio of this Officers believe in justice. We selective in the hiring processes<br />
did you.<br />
it or not, the majority of Police Department is stringent and<br />
swimming from inhaling water The plea for breath. The callous<br />
the wrong way. People need response. The racism.The killing. execute the duties of the office<br />
officer and discovered that he are not disagreeing with you. We of our officer applicants. Once<br />
to know their anatomy before This is our ongoing disease. of the Harris County Sheriff’s<br />
volunteered ALL of his free time are only disagreeing with being they are hired, our department<br />
speaking against someone I’ve had cops in my family. Office and of the State of Texas,<br />
at the underprivileged youth lumped into a situation that spends a great deal of time and<br />
saying they can’t breathe. Good men. And there’s a cop and will to the best of my ability<br />
preserve, protect, and defend<br />
in better community policing as you do. I’d be damned if we the proper and appropriate use<br />
ministry and was the leader we disagree with just as much resources training our officers in<br />
I’ve been trained better, as code, granting you the authority<br />
to use force if your life is in the Constitution and laws of the<br />
respected by all for his softer didn’t walk this course with you, of force. Our officers attend a<br />
not only a cop, but as a human,<br />
than to treat someone the way danger.<br />
United States and of this State,<br />
approach to arrest procedures? in unison.<br />
mandatory forty-hour training<br />
that George Floyd was treated, But when a man is handcuffed,<br />
on the ground, no longer one Police Officer that condones<br />
If you wear a badge and have belief in unity is what is required the use of force, conflict resolu-<br />
so help me God. I do not know<br />
Neither did I, and neither did you. Love, compassion and a firm course every two years covering<br />
regardless of race or if someone<br />
is on drugs etc.<br />
a threat, with your brothers in what tragically happened to<br />
judged this man based on what to push us all forward.<br />
tion, scene management techniques,<br />
as well as other varied<br />
My fellow cops; the public arms standing around watching<br />
and he says “please I can’t soul and be with his Family and<br />
the media has deleted knowing<br />
topics. We collect metrics on all<br />
George Floyd. May God rest his<br />
the media has posted and what Deantwan Charles Gray<br />
needs to hear us say it. We won’t<br />
hold our legitimacy if we don’t breathe” when your knee is on Friends. May Justice be served to<br />
what the media has done to us Message from Chief of Police<br />
speak up for what is right, even his neck.. not his back, but his the Police Officers involved. I will<br />
as a profession already, you do League City - Gary Ratliff<br />
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