Sheriff Miller’s comment on Chauven guilty verdict

(April 20, 2021)  – 

I have been asked about my stance on three counts of guilty verdict

I will tell you that law enforcement should not and cannot condone the abuse of authority within our ranks. When an officer acts in a way that clearly violates the law as with the death of George Floyd, they must be held accountable. This means not just losing their jobs as sworn officers, but that accountability also must extend to the criminal justice system. guilty, gguilty guilty

If I am going to talk to our community in Buncombe County about 21st Century Policing then I am obligated to speak up when an obvious injustice happens at the hands of law enforcement. I will tell you that the death of George Floyd is such a time.

But we must not stop there. We must also address the educational gaps among our black and brown children in our schools or we will have failed. We must address poverty, the opioid epidemic and so much more that plagues our community or we will have failed. Let’s keep moving forward together to build a community of WE.