In the wake of George Floyd's death, Las Vegas police, community leaders, and the Raiders' Jason Witten joined together for a roundtable discussion on race and police relations in the city.
In the wake of George Floyd's death, Las Vegas police, community leaders, and the Raiders' Jason Witten joined together for a roundtable discussion on race and police relations in the city.
POLICE...AND LAS VEGAS RAIDERS PLAYER...JASON WITTEN...HOLD A ROUNDTABLE...DISCUSSING RACE AND POLICERELATIONS.... IN LAS VEGAS.WITTEN SAYS...HE WANTS TO BE....A SMALL PART OF THESOLUTION.... AND...WHEN HE WAS A DALLAS COWBOY...THERE WAS THAT TERRIBLETRAGEDY...IN -2- THOUSAND -16-...WHEN -5- POLICE OFFICERS WEREAMBUSHED..HE SAYS.....IT TOOK THE COMMUNITY COMINGTOGETHER....AS A WHOLE... TO HEAL."I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LOT OFLOOKING INWARD AND TRYING TOFIND SOLUTIONS.YOU CAN GO CERTAIN PLACES LIKETHIS AND THERE CAN BE A LOT OFFINGER POINTING AND IT CAN BEEMOTIONAL AND EVEN THOUGH IT ISEMOTIONAL, IT WAS COMMUNICATEDIN A WAY THAT IT DIDN'T COMEACROSS THAT WAY"THE CAPTAIN FOR THIS METRO AREACOMMAND SAYS..IT'S TOUGH....IN THE ACADEMY..AND...THERE'S ON-GOING...YEARLY TRAINING....FOR OFFICERS.AFT