00:00Last night, the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners took an extraordinary step to unanimously vote to suspend without pay for
00:0930 days the two DPD officers who violated long-standing departmental policy.
00:16I'll say this. Policies are meant to provide structure and limits for officers to protect them and citizens alike.
00:26When policies are not followed, whether in this matter or DPD's non-pursuit policy, it puts the community at risk.
00:35I support the actions of the Board of Police Commissioners as the ultimate discipline of these officers.
00:40The Board has the opportunity to review all the video and consider all the facts and circumstances of their decision.
00:47The role of the Board of Police Commissioners is to serve as an oversight body and to be a check
00:54and balance for the police department, and I fully respect its role.
00:59Therefore, I am satisfied with the Board's decision, and I will not be pursuing termination of these two officers.
01:07This incident should make it clear, however, that I, as chief, will continue to vigorously enforce the DPD policies.
01:17It's important for our officers, whether it's a pursuit policy or another policy or any organization, when it comes to
01:24our policies.
01:25Our officers can't pick and choose, per se, which policy, and so we all have to walk that fine line
01:31and follow the rules policies of our organization.
01:33So it's always areas where we can look to tweak, improve, and revise current policy, but as the policy stands,
01:42we have to follow those policies.
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