Martin County Sheriff William Snyder reacts to video of George Floyd

Martin County Sheriff William Snyder reacts to video of George Floyd

Law enforcement leaders nationwide are taking notice of the unrest in Minneapolis.

Martin County Sheriff William Snyder is no different, saying it's up to him and his deputies to earn the respect of Martin County residents.

SNYDER IS STRESSING THEIMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITYINTERACTION AND SAYS HE DOESNOT CONDONE ANY KIND OFVIOLENCE OR UNNECCESARY FORCE.TONIGHT - WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5'S DEREK LOWE SPKE WITH HIMABOUT THE VIDEO THAT HASCAUSED OUTRAGE NATIONWIDE.<< LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERSNATIONWIDE ARE TAKING NOTICEOF THE UNREST IN MINEAPOLIS.SHERIFF WILLIAM SNYDER INMARTIN COUNTY IS NO DIFFERENT- SAYING ITS UP TO HIM AND HISDEPUTIES TO EARN THE RESPECTOF MARTIN COUNTY RESIDENTS.THERE ARE PEOPLE IN DIFFERENTCOMMUNITIES THORUGHOUT THECOUNTRY, MARTIN COUNTY IS NOEXCEPTION, WHERE THERE IS ASENSATIVITY, THERE'S A SADNESSABOUT WHAT HAS OCCURRED.SHERIFF SNYDER SAYS HE'S SEENTHE VIDEO OF GEORGE FLOYDPINNED DOWN TO THE GROUNDAN OFFICER'S KNEE.

THIS IS NOTGOOD FOR ANYBODY.

THERE'SNOTHING GOOD THAT COMES OFSITUATIONS LIKE THIS.

HE SAYSHE'S KEEPING AN OPEN DIALOGUEWITHIN THE COMMUNITY..

ANDTHOSE VOICING THEIR CONCERNS.A REALITY THAT'S NOT NEW AFTERDECADES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.THE CONVERSATION ABOUT LAWENFORCEMENT'S INTERACTION WITHMINORITY COMMUNITIES HAS BEENGOING ON FOR A LONG TIME INTHE UNITED STATES.

THIS IS NOTNEW.

WHAT WAS SEEN ON AMINNEAPOLIS STREET - IS NOTSOMETHING TAUGHT NOR ALLOWEDACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF.

WEDON'T CONDONE ANY KIND OFVIOLENCE OR UNNECESSARY FORCE.AS FOR LARGER CONVERSATIONSABOUT POLICING AND COMMUNITYTRUST - SHERIFF SNYDER SAYSPEOPLE WILL FIND THEIR OWNTAKEAWAYS.

I THINK THECHALLENGE FOR US AMERICANS ISTO HAVE SOME KIND OF CONSENSUSAND TO WORK HARD BECAUSE WEHAVE TO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT.COPS ARE NOT GOING AWAY.UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ARENOT GOING AWAY.

SO WE HAVE TOLEARN TO WORK TOGETHER TOPREVENT WHAT WE'RE SEEING, NOTJUST IN MINNEAPOLIS BUT INOTHER CITIES AROUND THECOUNTRY.

SHERIFF SNYDER SAYSHIS CHIEF CONCERN HAS ANDALWAYS WILL BE PUBLIC SAFETY.IN MARTIN COUNTY, IM DEREKLOWE.

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