As the protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer rage on across the country, police departments are in the unique position of being the target of protesters and keeping those same people safe
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"Responding to civil disturbances like we have seen is always a complex and difficult situation for any police agency," Steve Casstevens, the president of the International Chiefs of Police told ABC News.
Miami Chief Jorge Colina told ABC News that when the police department expects a lot of people, they don't immediately go out in riot gear but rather wait and asses the situation. Story continuesRoessler said that his department is always actively engaging with community leaders to better improve relations -- something that started when he first arrived as chief in 2013 because the police department was facing a challenge with transparency.
On Friday morning, Americans woke to the news that a CNN reporter was arrested on live TV, and the police chiefs who ABC News spoke with said that while they did not want to judge without having been in the situation, they expressed frustration.
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