![]() They’re learning about the interest of the people there. Going out, we found that overwhelmingly, people that we talked to, talked about a need for more engagement at the state level, and at the level of law enforcement when it comes to going into those communities and actually learning about the needs of the people. The people who are not gonna go testify in public hearings, people who aren’t necessarily as active politically, but very much have the viewpoint and the perspective to speak on these things knowledgeably. We went to Hartford, Waterbury, Stanford, New Haven and Bridgeport to just talk to everyday people. JE: Yeah, it’s interesting, we went out to five Connecticut cities, the five most populous cities, where most Black residents live. It’s fascinating, because at the same time, as we’re talking about morale that was kind of the story behind the story, right? For me when it came to this, among all this conversation that we’re seeing on the House floor and in public hearings, is the absence of the very people who are affected by everything that’s happened historically, but particularly, we’re talking about all the conversation since 2020, these were the people who were most affected by the things that were happening. So I think there are a number of agencies and departments outside of police, that have had issues with staffing, and they’ve had issues with recruitment, so on and so forth. Mind you, I would say, at the same time, right, the pandemic created a lot of disruption for nearly every state agency in Connecticut. To that point, I’ve covered this session since the onset, and you’ve seen the points that you mentioned, this whole notion of screening and lack of morale among our officers, like, we’re having difficulty recruiting. ![]() ![]() So basically, all you’re saying is, we’re going to codify this very same thing that already exists, and put it into the books at the state level. JE: I mean, it’s interesting, right? Because as we mentioned, this was something that was already established at the federal level. WSHU: What is the main point that has been put out? That this has had a dampening effect on police recruitment? ![]()
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