“We know when we utilise trusted community members and encourage more community policing, we can intervene before the violence erupts,” Biden said. The president and Attorney General Merrick Garland, who also attended the meeting, have “been at this a long time,” Biden said. “They call me ‘the Biden of Brooklyn,’” Adams told reporters outside the West Wing after the meeting in the Roosevelt Room. “One thing I’m clear about: The prerequisite to prosperity is public safety and justice,” Adams said. Thurmond has proposed investing $11 million of the stimulus funds to provide officers with a retention bonus and build out a system for scanning license plates.

Source: bd News24 July 13, 2021 07:52 UTC