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| Acting drug agency chief hits Trump for 'condoning police misconduct' | Acting drug agency chief hits Trump for 'condoning police misconduct' |
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| Acting head of DEA Chuck Rosenberg says he felt ‘obligation to speak out’ after president’s comments that police shouldn’t be ‘too nice’ to suspects | Acting head of DEA Chuck Rosenberg says he felt ‘obligation to speak out’ after president’s comments that police shouldn’t be ‘too nice’ to suspects |
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| Tue 1 Aug 2017 19.12 BST | Tue 1 Aug 2017 19.12 BST |
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| The acting director of the Drug Enforcement Administration’ has criticized Donald Trump for telling law enforcement officers not to be “too nice” to suspects, urging DEA agents to show “respect and compassion” and saying he felt compelled to speak out when “something is wrong”. | The acting director of the Drug Enforcement Administration’ has criticized Donald Trump for telling law enforcement officers not to be “too nice” to suspects, urging DEA agents to show “respect and compassion” and saying he felt compelled to speak out when “something is wrong”. |
| The acting director, Chuck Rosenberg, sent an agency-wide email on Saturday, one day after Trump’s speech to officers in Brentwood, New York, on Long Island. | The acting director, Chuck Rosenberg, sent an agency-wide email on Saturday, one day after Trump’s speech to officers in Brentwood, New York, on Long Island. |
| Trump suggested to officers that, as part of a tougher approach to suspects, they do away with practices such as protecting the head of a suspect being put into a patrol car. | Trump suggested to officers that, as part of a tougher approach to suspects, they do away with practices such as protecting the head of a suspect being put into a patrol car. |
| “And when you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon,” he said, “you just see ’em thrown in, rough.” | “And when you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon,” he said, “you just see ’em thrown in, rough.” |
| “I said: ‘Please don’t be too nice.’ Like when you guys put somebody in the car and you’re protecting the head. You know? The way you put the hand over [the head], like ‘Don’t hit their head’ and they’ve just killed somebody, ‘Don’t hit their head.’ | “I said: ‘Please don’t be too nice.’ Like when you guys put somebody in the car and you’re protecting the head. You know? The way you put the hand over [the head], like ‘Don’t hit their head’ and they’ve just killed somebody, ‘Don’t hit their head.’ |
| “I said, ‘You can take the hand away.’ OK?” | “I said, ‘You can take the hand away.’ OK?” |
| The comments were later described by the White House as a joke, but they drew criticism from many local law enforcement agencies, as well as Rosenberg. “I write because we have an obligation to speak out when something is wrong,” the acting DEA chief said in the email. | The comments were later described by the White House as a joke, but they drew criticism from many local law enforcement agencies, as well as Rosenberg. “I write because we have an obligation to speak out when something is wrong,” the acting DEA chief said in the email. |
| “The President, in remarks delivered yesterday in New York, condoned police misconduct regarding the treatment of individuals placed under arrest by law enforcement.” | “The President, in remarks delivered yesterday in New York, condoned police misconduct regarding the treatment of individuals placed under arrest by law enforcement.” |
| Rosenberg, who was not nominated by Trump but is a holdover from the Obama administration, was the first head of a federal agency to challenge Trump’s remarks in a wide arena. | Rosenberg, who was not nominated by Trump but is a holdover from the Obama administration, was the first head of a federal agency to challenge Trump’s remarks in a wide arena. |
| Incidents of police brutality and law enforcement killings of black suspects have sparked mass protests nationwide and led many departments to purchase body cameras to record interactions between officers and the public. | Incidents of police brutality and law enforcement killings of black suspects have sparked mass protests nationwide and led many departments to purchase body cameras to record interactions between officers and the public. |
| Trump, a Republican, campaigned on a pro-law enforcement platform, winning the support of several police unions by promising to be tough on crime and more supportive of police than his predecessor, Barack Obama. Chuck Canterbury, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, the country’s largest police union, said Trump’s “off the cuff comments” are taken “too literally” by news media. | Trump, a Republican, campaigned on a pro-law enforcement platform, winning the support of several police unions by promising to be tough on crime and more supportive of police than his predecessor, Barack Obama. Chuck Canterbury, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, the country’s largest police union, said Trump’s “off the cuff comments” are taken “too literally” by news media. |
| “The President knows, just as every cop out there knows, that our society does not, and should not, tolerate the mistreatment or prejudgment of any individual at any point in the criminal justice process,” Canterbury said in a statement on Saturday. | “The President knows, just as every cop out there knows, that our society does not, and should not, tolerate the mistreatment or prejudgment of any individual at any point in the criminal justice process,” Canterbury said in a statement on Saturday. |
| The DEA combats drug trafficking into the US from offices nationwide and several international posts. Rosenberg said he was not seeking to advance a political agenda, but to remind his agents of their core values, including accountability, diversity and integrity. | The DEA combats drug trafficking into the US from offices nationwide and several international posts. Rosenberg said he was not seeking to advance a political agenda, but to remind his agents of their core values, including accountability, diversity and integrity. |
| “This is how we conduct ourselves. This is how we treat those whom we encounter in our work: victims, witnesses, subjects and defendants. This is who we are,” he wrote. | “This is how we conduct ourselves. This is how we treat those whom we encounter in our work: victims, witnesses, subjects and defendants. This is who we are,” he wrote. |
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