Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall is one of many police chiefs stepping down from her position amid the growing unrest; reaction and analysis from C'mone Wingo, retired police officer, on ‘Fox & Friends.’
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Ainsley, the first Dallas police
Ainsley, the first Dallas Police
Chief Renee Hall resigning after
a three year tenure
hall, joining a agreeing list of
police chiefs stepping down
across the country calls for
unrest and police reform.
Si money, Wingo worked with Chief
hall and spent twenty nine years in the
Dallas police force and Jinsz
joins us now to react
good morning to you
good morning. Ainsley. Thank you for having me.
Thank you for having me
Ainsley. You are welcome.
Ainsley every day you get up,
you cisz your loved ones,
goodbye
you put your uniform on and
badge on and face the unknowns.
What exactly are officers and
police chiefs going through
well in for chief hall? I
think that you know she
started the class of leaders,
it wasnt just the leaders, but
the very officers who served
under her leadership. You know from the beginning,
from the beginning,
she came in agenda in her agenda.
Didnt include the most teble
youred commanders on the
department.
She demoted a lot of them and it
didnt go over. Well,
I think the beginning of her
decline was when hundreds were
arrested, including those who
marched on the city bridge
during the George Floyd protest.
Most of them were charged and
then the charges were
immediately dropped.
This made the city look really
really bad,
and everyone knows that
politicians hate to look bad,
so I think, under these
circumstances, its just time
you know it looks like these
officers need someone to fight
for them.
They need to fight for each
other.
The Dallas police Department, as
well as all the law enforcement
profession as a whole, they are
under attack at this time and
saved
Dallas police officers are
looking for a leader who can
take on the role and fight for
them.
They want a lead, tore leads from
the front and the city is facing
historical. You know, murders,
robberies, violent crimes, and
you know just as you said, when
an officer puts on their uniform
and their badge and they leave
their loved ones and families at
home. They are facing the
unknown.
They just want to know that they
have someone thats going to
have their back
under these circumstances. Chief
hall, she has done the best that
she can, but she has faced a lot
of adversity,
and so I think that she feels
like its time to you, know,
pull out because its the best
time
Ainsley she is not alone.
She wrote in a letter.
She said that the city has dealt
with unthinkable events, series
of events and she added that she
was proud of implementing her
reforms and she resigned
like I said she is not alone.
Thirteen police chiefs have stepped
down
three in Texas, one in New York,
three in South Carolina
Illinois, Washington, two in
Virginia
one in Georgia and one in
Oregon.
So when were looking at
replacements for these
individuals, what exactly who
needs to have these leadership
roles?
Well, I think leadership.
They need to be someone who is
strong, who is not afraid to
voice their opinions? Who is
going to have the officers
back
ultimately thats what the
department needs?
They need one going to take on
the role of leadership.
Who is not going to be afraid to
stand up to these politicians
and say absolutely not?
Who is not going to be afraid to
write letters and to say and
come to the table in respect of
the police officer and say hey?
This is what we need.
Officers are needing that
because they are bailing left
and right.
Officers are leaving these large
cities and going to smaller
cities where they are
appreciated
because they feel like they need
to be appreciated.
So does the chief
they feel like this is the time
to bail, because the appreciation
isnt there
Ainsley is that how you felt
when you retired,
when I retired, let me tell
you I left
I called in on Christmas day and
said you know what
this is my last day,
they thought. Are you going to go
on vacation?
I said no, this is it for me.
I just felt it.
I knew it was the right time
and thats exactly what I did. I
Ainsley thank you so much for
welcome us.
Thank you for your time and duty
and protecting the wonderful.
Transcript generated on 2020-09-10.