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It was somewhat effective,

but what we didn't see

at the time, that

suppression model,

alienated the community.

As a citizen in

between the two,

there was no place for me.

They were gonna do what

they were gonna do,

whether I liked it or not.

And the street was gonna

fight back against them,

whether I liked it or not.

So they were butting

heads with each other.

We didn't see the

long-term impact of that,

so when Rodney King

happened, we had no support,

we had no relationships.

He wasn't a member

of this nightmare.

He wasn't a participant

in this nightmare.

But they beat him like he was.

They beat him like

he was a gang member

they were tryin' to suppress.

And so having lived

through all of the 80s

and into the 90s

and seeing that,

now everything I do, is

based on my partnership

with people in this community.

And with those partnerships,

we see a reduction in violence,

we see a tremendous

increase in trust

in the police department.

And with that increase in

trust, the relations get

stronger, and

stronger, and stronger.

It's like anywhere

else, it's like a family

or anything else, it works.

We went from a

nightmare, to newness,

to the possibility of greater.

So are we done, no, no.

Last week, pretty amazing

week, Glodster, Moore,

Butterworth, Cafgan and

Turvy arrested a guy

on 198 and Main for

the murder of a...

They coulda been

anything else,

you coulda been in robbery,

you coulda been somethin' else,

but to decide that you're

gonna be a homicide detective,

that takes a lot on.

As far as our numbers, our

three respective divisions,

is down about 19% in

murders, so that's real good.

Last year was a good year,

this year it looks like

they might even be better.

You don't even

have a clue who I am.

You don't know my child.

But you're willing

to take a chance

to find out who killed him.

Doug.

Hey, I just want to think

about yesterday to meet with

that family in southwest,

that was really nice.

That lady drove all

the way down to Vegas,

that murder occurred

17 years ago,

and we met with her yesterday,

she just wanted to thank them,

even though the case

isn't even solved,

just for the diligence since

they've worked on the case.

That says a lot.

The attributes that are

best to have as a homicide

investigator is the

passion for the job,

and the passion for the people.

The knowledge will come

about crime scene management,

about crime scene investigation,

interrogation law,

writing search warrants,

all those things can be taught.

What can't be taught is

the passion for the job,

and the love of the people

and the love of the job

and why you're doing it.

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