The head of the Mobile branch of the NAACP said he wants to host a town hall next month similar to one held in 2020. All of the county major law enforcement heads have since changed in the past three years.
Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine speaks during a news conference on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Mobile Police Department's Headquarters in Mobile, Ala. .Mobile’s police chief is urging city officials and community leaders not to make “knee jerk” reactions to two recently released cell phone videos showing police officers engaged in violent confrontations.
Robert Clopton, head of the Mobile NAACP, is also calling for a town hall meeting similar to one that his group conducted in 2020, following widespread protests after the killing of George Floyd – a Black man – by a white police officer in Minneapolis. “So the members of the committee ask the question, ‘Why are we here?’” Clopton said. “They were there to hear updates, but do not have authority to act upon anything. It’s disheartening and a waste of their time.”
Clopton said he is concerned about the messaging on the handling of body camera footage. He said that victim families are being told that anyone in the body camera footage can review them, but added, “We’re talking about dead people. How can they review it?”Ashley Flores, a spokeswoman for the Mobile City Council, said no decision has been made yet as to how the council plans to approach the concerns over policing.
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