Recent events involving African Americans and police officers has sparked a lot of conversation on various social media sites. Many have chosen to pick a side to defend, but for LeAnn Quinn that isn’t an option.
LeAnn’s husband is an officer with the Clarksburg (WV) Police Department and the beautiful little girl the couple adoptedhappens to be African American. For Quinn, this reality led her to social media to call for unity instead of division in the wake of recent events.
“I was really upset over the things that were happening and going on, in the media. And it just came over me. It was just something that I felt in the moment and I posted it,” said LeAnn Quinn, Harrison County resident.
The post, which featured a picture of the two people she loves most, was shared by many. Leann called for the community to fix the problem’s America is facing, instead of taking sides. She says having her husband and daughter helped her to see the importance of this.
“It helps me to see both sides of what is going on,” said Quinn.
Events like Baton Rouge and Ferguson, have seemed to become all too common. Sergeant Donald Quinn says, though we are not exempt from such incidents, he believes in our area local leaders are working to build community and officer relations.
“You have police officers, not just white police officers, but white and black police officers going out into the communities. Both white and black communities and discussing things and fostering relationships. And I think that’s where you won’t have incidents like what happened in Ferguson or other places,” said Sergeant Quinn, of the Clarksburg Police Department.
Having worked in different areas and among various people himself, Sergeant Quinn says he views everyone the same and simply wants to help the community. He believes this is something most officers strive for.