Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo acknowledged Thursday his department contributed to the city’s “deficit of hope” but said violence isn’t the answer in the wake of George Floyd’s death while in police custody, as the girlfriend of Floyd denounced riots and looting in Minneapolis on Wednesday night.
“I know that there is currently a deficit of hope in this city and I know as I wear this uniform before you, this department has contributed to that deficit of hope, but I will not allow to continue to increase that deficit by re-traumatizing those folks in our community,” said Arradondo in a news conference.
