The former co-chair of Fort Worth's Race and Culture Task Force is calling for the community to begin healing following the manslaughter verdict for ex-officer Aaron Dean.
"So, I was not surprised,” said Bob Ray Sanders, the former co-chair of Fort Worth's Task Force on Race and Culture. “But I was also not surprised that many in the community were upset by the verdict. That's going to be a lingering thing here in Fort Worth."
"In many respects, this is a win for the community because they got a guilty verdict for what they consider to be an egregious crime," said Sanders, who is a long-time Fort Worth resident.. He says the community has a right to be angry.Sign up for NBC DFW newsletters"You can be upset all you want,” Sanders said. “You can be upset as anybody in the world. But let's not be crazy over this.
"I'm hoping that we can keep the peace, but I don't know,” Sanders said. “This city is still one incident away from major eruption.""The mayor has got to be involved in that,” Sanders said. “Those city council members have to be involved in that. The chief has to get on board with that. The chief of police. But we need from our community the leadership to rise to what I know they can do. But they've got to do it.
Sanders is looked at by some as a community advocate and said he will continue doing his part in the fight for what's right. "I want what's best for the city, but I also want justice and I'm going to keep fighting for that regardless," Sanders said.
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