The examination of police conduct to consider more strident federal regulations for police is a national issue. As someone who personally holds US House Judiciary Committee Chairman and Michigan Congressman John Conyers in high regard, I welcome a public discussion at the Congressional level that reviews police conduct in Atlanta and seeks solutions.
As mayor I seek to have a fair, responsive and competent public safety force to prevent crime and to enforce the law. For no community will succeed, grow and thrive unless there is a trusting relationship between the public safety officers, the elected leadership and the public. I am committed to building on the successes of APD and other city agencies, learning from our mistakes and taking corrective action as needed.
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LINK is a cross-sector, cross-county leadership exchange that brings together the region's most influential leaders to learn how metropolitan areas throughout the country are addressing the same issues and challenges we face in the Atlanta region. During the three-day trip Atlanta regional leaders engage in dialogue with their counterparts, exchanging ideas, resolutions, discoveries, innovations and solutions.