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Texas Sheriff and congressman, Troy Nehls, shares a message of “mutual respect” in Washington regarding racial unrest, criminal justice reformation, and defunding the police departments, according to Fox News.
“They trust us, and we, in turn, trust them. It is mutual respect. If you look at the cities where you see the civil unrest, there’s a disconnect. There’s not a whole lot of love and mutual respect for each other.”
“I would highly recommend Washington … come down to District 22 and learn how such diverse groups of people from all around the globe work together and how we get along with each other. We are a very cohesive group of people. And we don’t experience the civil unrest. People aren’t talking about all this race stuff. I mean, you just don’t see it. We are, in my humble opinion, colorblind. And that’s the way it should be.”
“I think the criminal justice system is broken in certain areas.”
“Instead of having these county jails be revolving doors, I’m trying to find a way where they can go out and be productive members of society.”
“I think the pollsters that are actually getting paid to do this — a lot of them should lose their jobs because they weren’t very good at it.”
“…They said Texas was a toss-up. How’d that work out?”
“You’ve got these small groups of people that want to come out there and paint all these police as corrupt, as just bad people. I think it is wrong and it’s dangerous.”
“Don’t put us all in the same boat because many of us are out there doing the right thing, trying to serve our community with distinction. Law enforcement does that every day.”
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Nehls, who has served as sheriff of Fort Bend County for the last eight years, said his 22nd Congressional District outside of Houston should be a model for the rest of the country on how to build positive police and community relationships that are “colorblind.” While other cities are still reeling from racial tensions after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Nehls said his community — one of the most diverse districts in the country — didn’t experience civil unrest because law enforcement is respected.
As a new GOP member of congress, Nehls wants to bring a fresh perspective on the best practices for policing and criminal justice.
The 22nd District is about 42% White, 25% Hispanic, 19% Asian and 13% Black.
