When someone abuses their power and position to act out on gender or racial biases in any workplace, it undermines trust and can derail the lives of all involved. Law enforcement officers have a special workplace, our communities. They have tremendous power and a unique mission -- to serve and protect. When any one of them abuses that power, that abuse can rip at deep societal wounds and tear us apart from each other across the world at a time when we need to hold each other tight and work together.

As a former federal prosecutor, I have a deep appreciation for the police and know that many of them are good people who risk their lives for their work, committed to doing the right thing without bias or prejudice. Now, more than ever, we need those good officers to speak up, lead by words and example with their colleagues, never be bystanders to the sort of behavior that underlies what happened last week in Minneapolis to George Floyd. 

Credit Houston police chief Art Acevedo for leading with a credible voice and a concrete path forward. The rest of us need to speak up and be clear about where we stand on discrimination...and what we expect from those in power. Integrity is contagious...we need to spread it.  

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