GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – After two days of marches organized by the African-American community in Green Bay this week, we’re hearing from a key member about the relationship between police and the public.
Randell Steele is V-P of the Northeast Wisconsin African-American Association…he says he’s surprised an incident like the one in Dallas hasn’t happened before…
“Because when people start to feel a sense of hopelessness they go on the defensive. If they feel like they can’t trust anybody to protect them, then they feel they have to protect themselves”
Steele believes the environment in Green Bay is much better than larger cities.
He credits police chief Andrew Smith, and feels his background with the L-A-P-D helps…
“It most definitely does. You can tell that his experience in Los Angeles has prepared him to deal with an aggresive crowd or a very welcoming crowd because I’ve seen him in both situations”
But Steele believes the balance is fragile these days.
He says both sides have to continue the open dialogue to minimize the chance of what’s happened in many ohter U-S cities from happening in Green Bay.
