Chief Flynn responds to criticism during Nov. 6 police commission meeting after 5-year old was shot.
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- Police Chief Edward Flynn speaks to reporters after a Fire and Police Commission meeting Thursday night concerning the shooting of Dontre Hamilton. During the meeting, Flynn learned that a 5-year-old girl was shot and killed and addressed criticism that his response was "disrespectful and inattentive." Flynn discusses the impact of high-capacity firearms and guns on the African-American community while speaking to members of the press. Video by Ashley Luthern
Good cop definitely..broke the script and told it like it is, with passion and truth.
+Steven Fallon How it should be told always.
+Steven Fallon
bravo performance...need more like him.
Especially the part about high capacity firearms. You damn right he pissed of at idiots that sell these guns like it's cool with no paperwork.
Good cop ...,Lousy husband !
Angelo Z.
Why is he a lousy husband
That's what a real hero looks like
Sir Mutton Chops you are pathetic
laurie topp how
Sir Mutton Chops that's what a real racist pig looks like
Are you sure? Didn't he allegedly had an affair? Because if so, you might be conflicted about him being a hero, seeing as how Clinton having an affair was enough for most Americans to call him a liar, and a cheat
Your wrong caitlin Jenner is the real hero, she won the courage award.
His response was so sincere and on point it was like a monologue from a movie. His words are perfect.
The part I love is how nobody tries to ask him any more questions or stop him when he says he's leaving. Even as journalists, they had enough sense to respect the authenticity of his anger.
Like from a movie. Scripted and fake
Less than perfect, he repeated words numerous times.
When the press are silent for 3m straight, you know your saying the right things
This was the most eloquent and passionately stated takedown of the century.
TheChildofAuraReborn
He said exactly what needed to be said. The fact is, in 2016, across our fifty states, three hundred and eighteen (318) black men were shot and killed by a police officer. During the same period, In just one American city (Chicago) 762 black men were shot and killed by another black man.
@@irishmick4278 YES! You're right!
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hmm....Hey!!!☝🏻
It's just like Rwanda!!!!!
The Hutus and the Tootsie's are at it again!!!
@@johnsherman6718 Yes sir. Take a look at the knife/sword fights that is sparking up in the EU. They tell us that it is diversity that makes us strong.
They are wrong! it is unity that makes us strong!
@@irishmick4278 How right you are. Revealing truths in these racial conundrums is paramount to engaging in constructive reforms.
Media is first to be examined for guideline reform.
Ten years later, they're still not listening.
"Now no offense. But I'm going up there now." - Legendary Mic drop. Everyone was silent.
God Bless Chief Flynn and all the other men and women in blue who risk their lives in an attempt to keep the rest of us safe.
amen
Herb Benson Cops Go in when other leave
@@Nuh-zd5py don't say that on the boar in the video he's a race baitor
im black and i agree with this officer 100%
Same brother.
I see your comment as I'm a good person, and I'm tired of people dying senselessly on the streets of my community. I was a Paramedic for nearly 10 years, and I still carry many of those faces and names with me, regardless of race. I saw a lot of young people cut down over and over overwhelmingly by other young people. I remember when this interview happened; I watched it at work while I was working on the paperwork of a 19-year-old who suffered a fate similar to the girl the chief mentioned. 10 years later the futility of my time in that position becomes more and more obvious every day.
black man commenting here...if what this police officer is saying is true concerning the stats in regards to suggested involvement of blacks committing crime towards other blacks...then i clap to what this man says...because not one black will ever protest against the crime committed by our own but we would rather say "dont snitch" and pretend like we do not see the foolishness committed by our own on a daily basis.....thats why i never jumped on the trayvon train and i had nothing to say about mike brown....although what happened to these brothers is unfortunate and wrong in my opinion i cannot demand justice when i dont demand it in my own house and my own community among my own
true words brother
Well said. Thank you.
Nice to see someone step up
Damn Good Analogy coming from you, wish there were more like ya !!
Andre Greenidge That was a very intelligent statement, well done sir.
The little girl that Police Chief was talking about, was that Laylah Petersen? She sustained two gun shot wounds to the head while sitting on her grandfather's lap. The people that shot her were two African American males, with a third African American male who was acting as driver and a fourth along for the ride, they did a 'drive by' on the wrong house - technically the court indicated two men exited the vehicle nearby and proceeded to and fro on foot.
Anyhow, that's an awesome Police Chief.
BLM nowere to be seen
Thankfully all lives matter to the Milwaukee Police.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jury-convicts-milwaukee-man-for-fatal-shooting-of-5-year-old-girl-laylah-peterson/
Thanks for the information man
thraxman Sad. That little girl was one of my friends cousins. 😭 R.I.P.
thraxman YES! There is a god! Justice prevails!
I want this guy as my chief of police.
Everybody should want this guy as their chief of police.
Every police should be the chief
How law enforcement management is done!
Sweet jesus ! I thank god there are STILL public figures like this MAN!!!!!!
He's on fire! I love this guy!!
I absolutely agree. He kept cool, even though he was very passionate about what he was saying. He didn't pull punches, he didn't insult. I wish he was my police chief because he seems like a man who really cares about his job and what he does for the people of his community every day.
krazyglue1 that's exactly what I saw. He was spot on with everything he said and he called out all relevant parties for their negative impacts on the situation and still showed his passion for wanting to bring justice to the family.
he should be our president
this is some Jim Gordon level of dignity right here.
he is the only person in all the people, things, or pieces of culture in this shithole coty of milwaukee. he is one of the only men that keeps the innocent people in those terrible neirghboorhoods safe.
and every goddamn member of the black community in milwaukee spita on his name and deputites.
hes no jim gordon. this man is fucking batman.
Seriously this is like movie quality shit
Jim Gordon wouldn’t use a dead child as an shield to put blame on the black community for the murder of a mentally ill man by one of his officers.
He would have absolutely hammered down on the cop if he was Jim Gordon level of dignity.
@@mr.raptor6026 If people in the community refuse to speak up against people who refuse to list the problems that are the LITERAL cause of a broken community, then the community will never be fixed. More dead kids will pay the price for ignorance and refusing to take accountability.
Yup I like this Chief!
Damn, he's kicking all sorts of ass.
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It's about time someone has the balls to say what 90% of people are thinking. Bravo
That woman has a beautiful flower hat.
+heyyyyyynow LOL
+heyyyyyynow In all seriousness . . . I thought so too.
what a great observation hahaha
😂😂😂
You're going to Hell
The reporters were literally wincing and looking away as the Truth Bombs landed, one after another after another
I've watched this countless times and it still moves me. He spoke nothing but the truth.
Nolan Gleason unfortunately true...
I’m with you. I’ve watched this over several times and it’s an incredibly passionate response. This gentleman is very eloquent and straight forward.
All B.S
Awesome...you could tell the reporters were like 'whhhhaaaattt???' We need more telling it like it is.
Wow. This man is a rock star, among cops. Almost any city would be lucky to have him as a police chief.
That is so sad. And he's right.
egyptian wolf idiot
obvious owl where’s that first reply in the thread? Did someone realize they were racist and deleted it so they could lie?
You bitch.
VTorch20516 thanks, not sure what btfod means, but thank you :)
VTorch20516 I’m honestly just being me, momma didn’t raise me to take BS laying down.
I hope you have a wonderful day, god bless :)
So much respect for this man. His ability to stay articulate while feeling such emotion is notable.
A mike has never been dropped this hard in history.
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I agree with the police chief, he is 100% on point about the amount of intraracial crime, however these comments disparaging ALL black people are deplorable and I apologize on behalf of these racists. But the police chief didn't say anything racist, please dont dismiss him as a bigot.
IF anyone thinks the police chief is a bigot. They would be idiots. Everything he has to deal with on a daily basis I'm sure is frustrating. He even said it, there are bad cops. But seriously, the majority are GOOD. Cops just don't shoot a random person. It just doesn't happen. These people getting shot by cops are breaking the law. Stop doing it, and maybe you won't get shot or put in jail. Just saying.
D2atlbravesfan LOL...................have to read between the line, people !!! All know about Black crime. Just can't say is ...Pc you know !! Even if being PC kills..............PC is more important. Racism or perceived racism is worse than death !! that's how upside down this country is !!! What if cops came out with a tourist pamphlet listing dangerous places to NOT go. Now those place happen to be heavily Black. It may save lives but no matter. It's racist and that's that. PC over life people. Welcome to minority-run and White yielding America of 2014 !!!
Michel Jenson Stop with that nonsense. The 2014 we live in has a Black president and people who are willing to pull racism aside and get along. There are racists out there. Not just white people lol. The police chief is right. People don't give a shit unless it's a cop shooting someone. That shit needs to stop. Maybe if people didn't live off welfare, and actually weren't lazy dumbasses which this generation is becoming. There would be less crime and people dying.
It's unfortunate that the first people who want to talk about race issues are the very fist to cry "racism" ass soon as some uncomfortable truths are said.
Enus Brown You sound like such an intellect.
Virtue signaling is defeated by the people who live it, like this man.
Semper Fi
Semper Fi, brother.
Can we give this man an award or some type of accolade. I am Black and I feel for my people, but the truth is the truth.
america needs more like him, honest truth told with compassion and conviction true american hero. God Bless you chief
What are you trying to do, take away Al Sharpton's livelihood?
statueup omfg.....that is the LAST thing we need more racist 🐷s like this. its deplorable what happened to that child...no words for it...and the ppl monsters who did it....but again are you all so blind or just stupid to think that whites are not at the root of this problem ....really....really...your that stupid...yes you are
Are you sure? Because you do know he was like, involved in some kind of affair? I personally don't see the problem, but I thought you should know that since an affair is enough for most Americans to call their President a liar and a terrible leader
@@kimjunguny and did you really say white racists aren't a problem but minority racists are? You're a hypocrite
obvious owl I hate every racist, I don’t care if their white or black, you however only care about majority racists and ignore minority racists, hypocrisy thy name is owl.
The truth hurts, but somebody's gotta keep it real.
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I got tears in my eyes over the tears that WHITE officer had over a 5 year old Black girl. The man is righteous. God bless him.
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The little girl was white named Layla Peterson shot by black guys in a drive by. They had the wrong house.
@@falsereality1600 They always have the wrong house.
forget race, just see him as what he is, what we all are, human beings.
@@falsereality1600 where's the riots and burning down neighborhoods for layla
That man needs a medal.
What this officer says is true. We need messages like this more than ever. 👮♂️👮♀️
This is one of the rawest/soulful interview responses I’ve ever seen…
This guy testified in Congress urging them to pass an “assault weapons ban”. He likely leans Democrat but they were still ready to crucify him here just because he wears a badge.
being moderate is punishable by public lynching in 2020... we're reaching the boiling point of political polarization IMO
A Democratic cop is still a cop. Their views on gun laws, and the causes of crime might differ than right-leaning cops, but at the end of the day, the job is the same.
Mr. Flynn, if you are reading this comment, thank you for your service. Need more people like you in the world.
I have big respect for that man and I'm a Black Man from NY!
Those statements could be said the same about this week.
No child should ever have to be mentioned in something like this. The guy was very clearly as his knife edge regarding being called insensitive to a situation that was happening in the moment. It’s incredibly insulting that news outlets would rather report on ‘this guys so bad for being on his phone’ rather than ‘a young innocent child has died today’. So unfathomably insulting it’s hard to believe. But that’s how things work, a bad guy in status sells better than a child’s death.
It appears that a life of a career criminal is more important than an innocent child.
it gets me emotional seeing this - clearly a good man doing his best in a very difficult situation.
It is sad that this man will most likely get pressured into apologizing to the "blameless minorities" by the media and his higher ups; he will have to retract everything he said or face being replaced, demoted or even losing his job.
The worst part is you can tell this honest man, like many others before him, is a professional who is trying to do his job and he's fed up with all these over-dramatic journalists baiting him into admitting his department, co-workers, and ultimately, himself, are to blame for all the ills in these communities.
I applaud his response to these glorified bloggers, not only did he show the hypocrisy surrounding them, but he also transmitted a genuine care and sense of duty. He was true, and he came on top for it. Bravo!
This dude... Maaaaaad respect for the level of commitment and conviction that he places on himself. This dude is your model cop, the kind of cop that all law enforcement individuals should strive to replicate.
Exactly my friend. hope you are doing well 7 years later!
Every hater is so quick at calling cops bad names when they know nothing about the background of an incident... That cop has definitely roasted those critics
No bowing from this guy, he is not a cuck.
Watch as they defund the police. The cops that are left will be vastly overworked, therefore they’ll be more likely to make mistakes, or even worse they’ll get killers themselves. This is what happens when the sheep-mentality-mob is able to enforce opinions onto the masses.
This is why I can’t take social media outrage and black live matters seriously. It’s not balanced.
I came to this video in hopes to find a comment like this. The media is so extraordinarily skewed.
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Ishmael C Those people can go straight to hell. I’m so sick of them. And the worst thing is that many of these people doing the phony outrage and virtue signaling is coming from people I’m very close to. I wish we could prosecute the MSM for lying and pushing narratives (mind you, I am not advocating for censorship, I am advocating for better journalistic integrity). We have gotten to a point where it’s just descended into tribalism, and it both infuriates me and breaks my heart to see my country like this. We’re like cavemen. Now, is there still racism in the U.S.? Of course. But, it is nowhere near as bad as it was before the 1970s. In fact, it pales in comparison. There are two quotes that come to mind when I think of this. The first is “Sometimes it takes reminding ourselves of how terrible things once were, to see how much our world has improved around us.” The second is; “When everything is the worst thing that ever happened, nothing is.”
I honestly feel no sympathy for BLM or anyone in the shithole known as Twitter. Honestly hope they live horrible agonizing lives knowing that children are suffering for their selective outrage
This guy is my hero. Its one of the VERY few times a high ranking government official had the courage to stand up and speak the truth despite the pressures to be meager and baseless in the face of opposition. Good for him.
Still as relevant today as it was back then
Did this age well
I'm very impressed by his professionalism under extreme stress and criticism by everyone around him. That would be tough to say the least
I can only imagine the stress this man goes through.
That's one of the best heart-felt speeches I've ever seen.
"History tends to repeat itself".
Yes. If it is erased, it will repeat.
Dealing with child murderers is a very traumatic thing and I fully understand his emotions. Showing empathy is the least thing you can do in a situation like that, and it leading to stress and anger is only human nature. He is a brave man doing a difficult job, and seems to be honest and open about his experience, which is good.
He never said anything about the race of the people who committed the crime, just the race of the victims. His point is that people shouldn't focus so much on the extremely rare occasion of a police officer messing up and hurting some innocent person and instead be afraid of the amount of people (any race) with guns that are much more of a threat. There is nothing racist about this whatsoever.
BLUE LIVES MATTER.
God bless our Peace Officers.
All lives matter, love will prevail
100% agree blue lives matter
***** Where on earth are you from? I am never going there.
hahahahahahaha.
+tyrone tervil Your comment has nothing to do with what was said in the video. black kids get murdered all the time in black community but only time that guys like you are impassioned by it is when it's at the hands of white person which happens every blue moon. Your selective outrage is a political tool and/or a way to increase your ego to make you feel like you're being picked on and that makes you feel special, sympathy is addictive but not empowering.
+tyrone tervil Calm down before you shit your pants.
What did they think he was doing on his phone? Playing solitaire? 😂
The level of misinterpretation and lack of comprehension in these CZcams comments is heavily depressing. The Chief didn't say anything about minorities being the problem. He merely pointed out that innocent black citizens such as the girl who was shot are being victimized and killed, and that his goal is to try to keep everyone, including them safe. He also spoke about the emphasized blame and outrage the community places on the police for killing a microscopic amount of innocent black individuals compared to the ones being killed by high-quality firearm bearing criminals. He did not insinuate once that the reason violence exists is because people are black (as many commentators apparently think). I was very impressed with this reasoned, passionate speech. Very frankly he admitted that the police department was flawed and I imagine he would have acted quite differently if he were the officer to chance upon Dontre Hamilton.
They are mostly trolls dude.
Here's hoping.
^ This. Thank you for your response as it represents my interpretation of the Chief's comments as well.
had to scroll way too far to see this, I don't know why i read youtube comments, i must be a masochist of some sort...
This was exactly my interpretation. The amount of racism in the comments is disgusting.
Somebody please burn the comments section.
Never ,ever read youtube comments. Its the single most stupid rage inducing thing you can do next to facebook arguments
Did somebody say something you dint like ? OOOH LAWDY CALL THE PO-LECE
Darn good interview! He told truths and as you can see he was speaking from his heart and was not playing into the stupidity of the media.. All they want to do is spread hate, hate and more hate.. They don't want to report news, they want to report anything that insights hate because that is what raises their ratings.. Not all police officers are bad, so many do care and try hard everyday for their community and what they see on the streets is horrible! I'm so proud to hear what he said..
That was a thing of beauty.
Can ANYONE name one place IMPROVED in this whole world by upping the Black count?
it's black culture that's the problem, not just black people as a whole.
Can anyone name an intelligent racist that was alive in the past ten years? They've always seemed imbecilic as a rule to me, but then again, I'm not white so I probably don't have a say.
When was the last time you spoke to a black person about the ailments of their race? Yea, thought so.
Professional sports in every major city
El Stark Al Sharpton. He is smart enough to keep his own people down for his own personal personal game. Don't think he is racist? He thinks all jews are "white interlopers"
man this brought a tear to my eye it very rare you see someone open about their thoughts and passionate about what they do and their community..
You can tell chief Flynn has been through a lot amount of stress a police officer job is no joke man for real your a true hero chief Flynn
Good luck to Chief Flynn, that's the kind of thing we need
What a great police chief. He genuinely cares about his city.
Amen Chief Flynn!! People need to take responsibility they cause and STOP BLAMING THE POLICE!!!!
Much respect to the Chief. A passionate man delivering a heart felt message. World needs more people with his dedication.
Respect ✊🏿
This aged well....
Brilliant !!!
This guy legit cares about what's going on in his town and the people in it. More people need to see this video, because he broke the script on this one. That lady in the green scarf's life just changed. You can tell by her face expressions, this resonated with her big time.
So cool to see a public official not worried about the "political correctness" when speaking their mind! Keep it up, Chief!
Negative reviews are from those who refuse the Truth!
WOW. An opinion based in unbiased, logical, facts. How refreshing yet sobering.
Bless his heart! Such pressure.
Comes a point where you just DGAF and willingly tell it like it is, unapologetically. This Police Chief has reached that point.
He said absolutely nothing wrong. I support his view completely
Sometimes you have to keep it real... Ole girl in the green scarf is kinda cute but she needs a 5Hour Energy.
Never try to shame a police chief for answering his phone - this tactic might backfire.
Chief get off your pho-
*[YOU HAVE PROVOKED A GANG WAR]*
Good for him! Very heartening to hear.
What he said was 100% correct. How could ANYONE, be they black, white, or green, possibly not support this man. He's doing the RIGHT thing. God Bless Chief Flynn and the other fine men of the Milwaukee Police Department. Keep up your good work!
As a Canadian thankfully not in this type of dangerous environment. I find Police Chief Edward Flynn inspirational and provides hope for not only the citizens of Milwaukee but all races of people across the nation. I tried reading some of the comments below and decided to not to give into the hatred that I am witnessing. Wow simply wow at some of the comments posted. YIKES!!! Kudos to the people who actually care.
Wow, what a moving statement!
Bravo. Thank you for your service (relay this message).
Good for him. Here's a cop who actually gives a fuck about crime in his community. We need more like him
This. This makes me happy to call my self a security officer. I'm not police. But he raises my hope. Even 5 years later.
I see so many people disliked this video. I am so curious to know why. He is speaking the truth about our Black community.
Forget the interview, who is the lady with the scarf? Wow!
Please don't say such mean things just because of the bad few in the black community. Yeah, I know the statistics and I hate them just as much as everyone else, but that doesn't mean I have to sit through some of you throwing out racial slurs that hurt MY feelings too. I'm not a killer or a gangster or anything. Criminals come in all ethnicities and creeds. All black people aren't bad, so stop acting like it. :(
I'm appalled at the fact that you guys' posts were reported as spam when they're just kind comments. Some people really are sick. It's nice to see that there are kind people out there.
EnneSicksTeaPhore statistics don't lie love.
dsmithers944 I can't say that the statistics are wrong, but don't let the shitty few taint your view. if the tables were turned and for the past 60 years the media placed a magnifying glass on trailer parks, white people would be in the same type of trouble.
Na Enne, the numbers in the parks aren't this bad, and I'm from there. The cause of this is not race, but ideology. Leftists have failed American blacks by removing the father from the home through government checks. So the consequences are women having numerous children, keeping them underclass in doing so. And boys being raised with no fathers, thus finding a sense of belonging and economic gains in thug culture to make up for it. The harsh reality is the government needs to start weeding people off of Gov dependency, and promote incentives for fathers to stick around. Also, get girls to realize babies at a young age leads to poverty, because it prevents higher education and long term job experience, holding down their salaries. Most blacks and whites know what the elephant in the room is, and it's nothing about race. Progressives need to replaced by true conservatives, especially black conservative men that raise their families and set an example. There's millions of them, and they should be promoted and applauded. Not rappers or football stars.
EnneSicksTeaPhore First of all. 80% is not a few. You blacks need to stop pulling the race card over and over again and start looking to improve yourselfs within your community. You will never get anyway until that happens.
If there was anyone I would follow and lead me into battle with my life on the line, it would definitely this guy.
why is that lady wearing flowers on her head?
+jeremiah berns i am like you. we should be executed
+jeremiah berns Duh! They match her eye shadow and lip stick. :-)
YOU GO BOY ! TELL IT AS IT IS !
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pretty damn articulate.
How is this not viral? Oh....
Man......My heart goes out to most! Everyone suffers and he said a mouthful.
this guy composed himself so well. glad there are objective, hard working cops like this dude in the world
I love this video. The chief telling off these jerkoffs is priceless!
Wish this was said today. This was perfectly spoken and actually is true.
Black journalist with green scarf and flowers on her head is freaking gorgeous !!!😍
All Balls & Heart. Good Job Sir🖖🏽🙏🏼