Protesters and supporters discuss solutions at Woodbridgeâs âCoffee with a Copâ event
Demonstrators and DA engage in conversation, talk about solutions
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Updated: 7:55 PM PDT May 1, 2021
Demonstrators and DA engage in conversation, talk about solutions
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Updated: 7:55 PM PDT May 1, 2021
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REPORTER FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, THE COFFEE WITH A COP HAS LOOKED A LOT LIKE THIS YEARSâS EVENT. PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY GETTING A CHANCE U.S. THEM QUESTIONS, SO THEY ARE NOT MEETING THOSE OFFICERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. >> USUALLY ALL OF OUR ENCOUNTERS ARE DURING TIMES OF CRISIS, SOMETHING IS EITHER JUST HAPPENING ARE HAPPENING. REPORTER: THIS YEAR, DEMONSTRATORS PLAN TO SHOW UP NEARBY SO THE COFFEE WITH THE COP PLANNERS WELCOME WITH DOUGHNUTS AND DRINKS. DEMONSTRATORS BOUGHT A FRUIT PLATE. REPORTER: AND THE CHANCE TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. >> HOW CAN WE FIND SOLUTIONS TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO BECOME INVOLVED, PUBLIC DEFENDERS. WE ARE ALL PART OF THE SAME SYSTEM. >> DEFINITELY MORE COMMUNITY OUTREACH. MAKING SURE THE PERSON REACHING OUT IS NOT A WHITE OLD MAN. >> WHAT WOULD HELP FOR ME TO DO A BETTER JOB? >> HUMAN EDDIE MAURO WOULD BE GREAT. REPORTER: AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS WITH DIFFICULT THINGS RAISED. >> I FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY. I DO ALSO BELIEVE THERE IS IS A LOT MORE WE CAN BE DOING. REPORTER: WHILE IT IS CLEAR THAT CHANGE WONâT HAPPEN IN A DAY, THE STREET WAS CROSSED. THOSE DIALECTS BEGAN. ACCORDING TO SOME PEOPLE, IT IS A START. BRANDI: THAT DEMONSTRATION REMAINED PEACEFUL.