05-06-2015, 03:57 PM
^ Thanks Jimbone.
The new Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, was in Baltimore today. So far, her tone contrasts that of her predecessor Eric Holder.
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Lynch's words Tuesday were friendly, thanking the police for allowing peaceful protests and helping people to rebuild and clean up.
"You really have become the face of law enforcement. Now you may say that's for good or ill, I know, but we don't always choose moments. Sometimes they choose us. And how we live with that and how we go through with that, determines what kind of officers we are," she said.
Lynch also met privately with Gray's family at the University of Baltimore, and participated in a meeting with faith and community leaders as well as a few members of Maryland's congressional delegation.
"When the city is in turmoil and literally in pain as you have described, to watch people come together and be as determined as the city of Baltimore has been, to reclaim the city, to rebuild the city, and to make it again the great city that it has always been, has been inspiring for me," she said at the meeting. "We're here to hold your hands and provide support.'
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^ Loretta Lynch and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
In a meeting with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Lynch said the people of Baltimore are "willing partners in the effort to improve this beautiful city." Rawlings-Blake likened the relationship between the police and the community to a marriage.
"Separation is not an option. Divorce is not an option. We have to figure out how we're going to make this marriage work, make it healthy and make it thrive so that our city can thrive," she said.
Lynch's biggest challenge as the top law enforcement officer in the country is striking the right balance between supporting the community while also supporting law enforcement. When former Attorney General Eric Holder traveled to Ferguson, Missouri after a black teenager was shot by a police officer, he was criticized for seeming to "tip his hand" too far. Lynch appears to be making a deliberate attempt to hear from both sides to avoid the same perception.
Full story: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/loretta-lync...baltimore/
The new Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, was in Baltimore today. So far, her tone contrasts that of her predecessor Eric Holder.
Snip:
Lynch's words Tuesday were friendly, thanking the police for allowing peaceful protests and helping people to rebuild and clean up.
"You really have become the face of law enforcement. Now you may say that's for good or ill, I know, but we don't always choose moments. Sometimes they choose us. And how we live with that and how we go through with that, determines what kind of officers we are," she said.
Lynch also met privately with Gray's family at the University of Baltimore, and participated in a meeting with faith and community leaders as well as a few members of Maryland's congressional delegation.
"When the city is in turmoil and literally in pain as you have described, to watch people come together and be as determined as the city of Baltimore has been, to reclaim the city, to rebuild the city, and to make it again the great city that it has always been, has been inspiring for me," she said at the meeting. "We're here to hold your hands and provide support.'
^ Loretta Lynch and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
In a meeting with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Lynch said the people of Baltimore are "willing partners in the effort to improve this beautiful city." Rawlings-Blake likened the relationship between the police and the community to a marriage.
"Separation is not an option. Divorce is not an option. We have to figure out how we're going to make this marriage work, make it healthy and make it thrive so that our city can thrive," she said.
Lynch's biggest challenge as the top law enforcement officer in the country is striking the right balance between supporting the community while also supporting law enforcement. When former Attorney General Eric Holder traveled to Ferguson, Missouri after a black teenager was shot by a police officer, he was criticized for seeming to "tip his hand" too far. Lynch appears to be making a deliberate attempt to hear from both sides to avoid the same perception.
Full story: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/loretta-lync...baltimore/