As Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw resigns, community reaction is mixed
As news spread across the city on Tuesday morning that Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw wasOutlaw took over as Philly’s lead cop in February 2020, and immediately went to work on the city’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Then a few months later, protests erupted after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis. To Brooks, Outlaw’s response to those calls for racial justice was a failure, making it difficult for her to build meaningful relationships with many community members..
“She exuded a sense that she could be depended on to be a professional and to be transparent and that she came with listening ears. That’s the biggest thing I got from her, that she came with listening ears, that she wanted to hear,” she said.Birchett once saw Outlaw at the supermarket, and approached her with concerns about her local police district. She was struck by Outlaw’s willingness to discuss those concerns, especially since Outlaw was off-duty at the time.
But even with that perspective, he felt like Outlaw had not made the community connections necessary for successful policing. But he is also cautious, hoping that the incoming mayor and new commissioner don’t look at Outlaw and the city’s record as a sign to go towards the extremes.
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