Folks,

This past Sunday, a video of a violent encounter between three law enforcement officers and a restrained man in Mulberry, Arkansas spread online. Like so many Arkansans — and folks across the country — I am outraged and deeply disturbed by this unfolding story.

The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office took an important first step by immediately requesting a State Police investigation and suspending the officers pending the outcome.

While we await the outcome of this investigation, we cannot ignore the hard truth set before our eyes: This was excessive and violent police brutality, and we must find solutions to make sure this never happens again.

The vast majority of our nation’s police officers serve our communities with compassion and sensitivity. Still, incidents like what we saw in Crawford County occur far too often.

We all want our families to be safe, our voices to be heard, and our rights to be respected. Yet far too many Americans live in constant fear of law enforcement because of the long history of police brutality in America.

We deserve to live in a nation where law enforcement treats people with dignity while using the degree of force necessary to keep our communities safe. I believe that this world is within our reach; we just need the courage to come together and work for it.

So today I make you this promise, when I’m governor of Arkansas I will partner shoulder to shoulder with law enforcement and the communities they serve to ensure two things: that no one has to fear the police, and that the use of force by law enforcement is a last resort and not a first option.

Thank you for reading, and for being a part of our movement to build a better Arkansas.

Chris Jones



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