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On the recordOctober 15, 2003
The people -- the public to believe, the community to believe that the police are there to protect them and not to do otherwise.
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Keith Ellison
Democratic · Minnesota

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Ellison stresses the importance of public trust in the police and their role in protecting the community.

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