Van Turner: Reform vote ‘is not against law enforcement’
“We want safe communities,” said Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner, seen here in 2016. “But you don’t have to have a militarized law enforcement force in order to serve and protect the community.” (Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner has seen first hand the impact of violent crime on his commission district which includes Hickory Hill. But Turner says it’s possible to back law enforcement and be opposed to a militarization of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and Memphis Police Department.
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