'To hear those kids cry … [that] is the most heartbreaking thing that anybody can ever experience,' Mims told Good Morning America.
“A lot of people around the nation are trying to tear us apart, make it the police vs. the community,’’ he said. “The BPD is not the community’s enemy and, if anything, we need them more than we’ve ever needed them.”
A press conference is planned for later this morning with Mims’ lawyer, State Rep. Juandalynn Givan, and the Alabama Education Association. Mims, charged with charged with disorderly conduct, harassment and resisting arrest, is on administrative leave with pay pending ongoing investigations. Givan has said she and Mims are looking into possible legal action against BPD and said the incident illustrates the need for police reform.. “No one’s life was in jeopardy.”
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