Keisha Lance Bottoms: Our Police Have Been Given a ‘Historic Pay Raise,’ I Would Expect Commitment in Return

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Against officers ░░░░░░░░ and Brosnan We have ░░░░░░░░ Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance ░░░░░░░░ to respond Mayor thank ░░░░░░░░ for being with us ░░░░░░░░ Just for your information ░░░░░░░░ you hadn t heard ░░░░░░░░ on social media the ░░░░░░░░ police department tweeted this ░░░░░░░░ suggestions that multiple officers ░░░░░░░░ each zone had walked ░░░░░░░░ the job were inaccurate ░░░░░░░░ department is experiencing a ░░░░░░░░ than usual number of ░░░░░░░░ outs with the incoming ░░░░░░░░ We have enough resources ░░░░░░░░ maintain operations and remain ░░░░░░░░ to respond to incidents ░░░░░░░░ what do you make ░░░░░░░░ this Well you know ░░░░░░░░ across the country morale ░░░░░░░░ down with police departments ░░░░░░░░ I think ours is ░░░░░░░░ tenfold This has been ░░░░░░░░ very tough few weeks ░░░░░░░░ Atlanta With the tragedy ░░░░░░░░ Mr Brooks and then ░░░░░░░░ top of that the ░░░░░░░░ force charges that were ░░░░░░░░ against the officers involved ░░░░░░░░ the college students there ░░░░░░░░ a lot happening in ░░░░░░░░ city and our police ░░░░░░░░ are receiving the brunt ░░░░░░░░ it quite frankly But ░░░░░░░░ I will say is ░░░░░░░░ My administration has had ░░░░░░░░ great working relationship with ░░░░░░░░ officers In fact our ░░░░░░░░ were given an historic ░░░░░░░░ raise by our administration ░░░░░░░░ was so our officers ░░░░░░░░ t have to work ░░░░░░░░ Jobs and be fatigued ░░░░░░░░ they could afford to ░░░░░░░░ in the city of ░░░░░░░░ and so that they ░░░░░░░░ not be resentful about ░░░░░░░░ our streets so that ░░░░░░░░ could have the best ░░░░░░░░ choose from on our ░░░░░░░░ And so what I ░░░░░░░░ say is in the ░░░░░░░░ way our administrations made ░░░░░░░░ commitment to our officers ░░░░░░░░ expect our officers will ░░░░░░░░ their commitment to our ░░░░░░░░ Do you think the ░░░░░░░░ that came down today ░░░░░░░░ officer Rolfe warrant this ░░░░░░░░ of potential revolt by ░░░░░░░░ officers No I don ░░░░░░░░ I don t Everything ░░░░░░░░ this country is changed ░░░░░░░░ think what is surprising ░░░░░░░░ many is the swiftness ░░░░░░░░ the charges in the ░░░░░░░░ way it was surprising ░░░░░░░░ the college students two ░░░░░░░░ ago Simply because we ░░░░░░░░ t normally get charges ░░░░░░░░ quickly from our district ░░░░░░░░ but that being said ░░░░░░░░ in this country has ░░░░░░░░