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Show Brutality offends police chiefs The Utah Chiefs of Police and the Utah Sheriffs Association recently re-cently held their annual joint meeting and addressed the recently publicized police brutality incidents. in-cidents. Utah public safety administrators w and officers alike are as offended as the nation in viewing the video of the beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles. In light of this tragedy, law enforcement administrators, statewide, restate their commitment to professionalism in Utah law en forcement. "We are not so naive as to believe that police misconduct will never occur in Utah. However, we are of one mind that it will not be tolerated," Chief Oswold of Centerville said. He said, "The citizens of this state can be proud of the dedicated men and women serving their communities. We strive to hire good people and to provide the best training possible. In addition, we recognize the need to diligently 'police our own,' knowing we must gain the trust and confidence of the communities we serve." Oswold continued, "We appreciate appreci-ate the support we have been afforded af-forded in the past and assure everyone every-one we will continue to provide responsible and professional public safety services to the citizens of this state. ' ' |
