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| The president of one of the nation’s largest police organization, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, apologized Monday for police actions that have led to the deepening mistrust between law enforcement and members of minority communities. | |
| The apology by Terrence M. Cunningham, who is also the police chief of Wellesley, Mass., came during a speech in San Diego at the group’s annual conference. It represents an unusual — and decisive — step by law enforcement, which has often dismissed any role in the tense relationship with minorities after the videotaped police-involved shooting deaths of a number of unarmed African-Americans. | The apology by Terrence M. Cunningham, who is also the police chief of Wellesley, Mass., came during a speech in San Diego at the group’s annual conference. It represents an unusual — and decisive — step by law enforcement, which has often dismissed any role in the tense relationship with minorities after the videotaped police-involved shooting deaths of a number of unarmed African-Americans. |
| The killings, including the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, have led to large demonstrations around the nation and demands for greater police accountability. | The killings, including the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, have led to large demonstrations around the nation and demands for greater police accountability. |
| On Monday, Chief Cunningham said that “the first step in the process” is for law enforcement officials “to acknowledge and apologize for the actions of the past and the role that our profession has played in society’s historical mistreatment of communities of color.” | On Monday, Chief Cunningham said that “the first step in the process” is for law enforcement officials “to acknowledge and apologize for the actions of the past and the role that our profession has played in society’s historical mistreatment of communities of color.” |
| He said it was his hope that by working together, minorities and police officers could break “the cycle of mistrust” and work for a safer future. | He said it was his hope that by working together, minorities and police officers could break “the cycle of mistrust” and work for a safer future. |
| The group, which has some 16,000 members worldwide, was formed in 1893, and is among the nation’s oldest and most respected law enforcement associations. | The group, which has some 16,000 members worldwide, was formed in 1893, and is among the nation’s oldest and most respected law enforcement associations. |
| Chief Cunningham said that because of racially biased federal and local laws, police officers “have been the face of oppression for far too many of our fellow citizens,” including “ensuring legalized discrimination or even denying the basic rights of citizenship to many of our fellow Americans.” | Chief Cunningham said that because of racially biased federal and local laws, police officers “have been the face of oppression for far too many of our fellow citizens,” including “ensuring legalized discrimination or even denying the basic rights of citizenship to many of our fellow Americans.” |
| “Overcoming this historic mistrust requires that we must move forward together in an atmosphere of mutual respect,” Chief Cunningham said. “All members of our society must realize that we have a mutual obligation to work together to ensure fairness, dignity, security, and justice.” | “Overcoming this historic mistrust requires that we must move forward together in an atmosphere of mutual respect,” Chief Cunningham said. “All members of our society must realize that we have a mutual obligation to work together to ensure fairness, dignity, security, and justice.” |