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Police Association Apologizes for “Historical Mistreatment of Communities of Color”

HeadlineOct 18, 2016

The nation’s largest police organization, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, has issued a formal apology for the “historical mistreatment of communities of color.” The organization represents 18,000 members. Alicia Garza, a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, told ThinkProgress the admission is a positive step toward “justice, reconciliation and healing,” but doesn’t go far enough to address modern-day problems. Garza said, “If the last three years has shown us anything, it’s that these deplorable actions are still happening today. Black people are dying at the hands of police at the rate of one every 28 hours.”

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