A crowd of community members packed St. Sabina Catholic Church for the second of four forums on what Chicagoans want to see from their new police superintendent, as part of the new process for the superintendent search.
“A lot of … young people and a lot of adults don’t trust police officers, and we have every reason not to,” said Gwendolyn Baxter. “The person that you select to be a community person. They have to have a passion for people.”
Other speakers called on community members to work toward reducing violence and called for adequate police staffing. Williams was among those who demanded a Chicagoan as the new police leader, saying New Yorker Garry McCarthy and Texan David Brown weren’t the right fit for the city.“A lot of kids have mental health issues, they don’t know how to speak up, they don’t know how to read or write, and that’s also their parent’s fault,” said Lyric Harris. “Some kids don’t have parents, so in our reality, we need to try to be a parent to each other.
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