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It’s a celebration! WABE, NPR in Atlanta, interviews Cobb’s anti-287(g) Sheriff Craig Owens – again. Transcription

January 20, 2021 By D.A. King

 

Cobb Sheriff Craig Owens Jr. Photo: CCSO/WABE/Twitter

 

WABE – NPR Atlanta

All Things Considered

January 20, 2021

Note: This is the second time in five days the anti-enforcement WABE has interviewed Owens. See also here.

 

Original audio here.

Transcription by Rev.com

–> Added info here.

‘Rebuilding That Trust We Have Lost’: New Cobb Sheriff Axes Immigration, Law Enforcement Program

WABE host Jim Burress:
You’re listening to All Things Considered on 90.1 WABE. I’m Jim Burress.

Another Atlanta area Sheriff new to the position is ending a partnership with federal immigration officials. Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens sent a memo to US Immigration And Customs Enforcement, or ICE, yesterday, saying his office would no longer participate in 287G. That provision deputizes local law enforcement to check the immigration status of those they detain, but has faced growing opposition. Immigration advocates say 287G encourages racial profiling and creates an unnecessary fear of law enforcement. Owens says there’s a lot of work to do to overcome those fears and rebuild community trust. Earlier, I talked to the Sheriff about his decision.

Sheriff Owens, was there a particular moment that you can remember when you decided, I’m going to end 287G?

Sheriff Craig Owens:
Not so much a particular moment, but maybe a particular incident, uh, that really got me very concerned about the program. And that relates back to when I was with the police department, uh, being a commander down in Precinct Two at Cobb County Police Department. It was the facts of us looking, trying to help our community with crimes they were having, but not reporting. So, uh, and we kinda got to the bottom of why this particular community’s not reporting crimes. Uh, I discovered that it’s because of the 287G and their fear of being deported. And it really hindered them to be in a safe community, and it hindered us from providing them with the safety they deserve and need.

So at that moment, you know, I, I started looking into it more and as a [inaudible 00:01:42] American Sheriff, I knew it something in my heart and also in my mind, as being a good steward of the citizens of Cobb County, something we did not wanna proceed with.

WABE host Jim Burress:
Uh, the program deputized local law enforcement with limited federal powers. So it’s, it’s kind of clear what federal immigration got in the deal. Was there every anything in it for Cobb County?

Sheriff Craig Owens:
Uh, from my perspective, no. Um, we were basically just providing them with free manpower to do a lot of the functions of the ICE agency.

WABE host Jim Burress:
What will it take to rebuild the support of the community that you say has been lost?

Sheriff Craig Owens:
That’s a great question. I think for us, in my perspective, it’s about us getting out and working in the community, not just talking, but actually getting out and being involved, um, and work in the community, rebuilding that trust that we have lost. You know, I stated during my press conference, you know, when I was the police department’s side, uh, the Hispanic communities always stated, “If you see blue …” And that’s officers in blue uniforms, “You can talk to them. But if you see deputies in brown, you need to run.” Because they was, you know, equating us to be ICE officials, so they wouldn’t talk.

So now, we gotta go back and rebuild that trust in our communities. And, uh, knock on doors, get them to talk to us, engage and us letting them know that hey, we’re here to help. If things are going wrong in the community, we need to know so we can provide you the assistance you need. That’s what I wanna do, rebuild that trust. That’s gonna be, uh, it’s gonna happen actually, hopefully by us having open dialogue. And it’s gonna be moved faster, faster, I think, in my mind, because I just hired a community liaison, Mr. Carlos Garcia, who will help us bridge that gap between law enforcement, community.

WABE host Jim Burress:
287G ends kind of a formal process, but it doesn’t necessarily end whatever preconceived notions or stereotypes, or even law enforcement’s learned behaviors behind 287G. How do you get that gone, so to speak?

Sheriff Craig Owens:
Well, I think how we start on that is beginning, by building trust and making sure that we are also educating our community as well as our officers about what we should be doing, how should, how we should be, um, dealing with different individuals, and making sure we doing that with dignity and respect all the time. And I think that education’s always important.

WABE host Jim Burress:
Describe for me what that education process looks like in your department.

Sheriff Craig Owens:
Yes. So, we wanna instill this, uh, culture diversity training. Because like it’s very important that all our officers understand how different cultures act during certain times. And so, I think it’s extremely important that we instill that into our training curriculum. But I wanna have a diverse workforce, of course. I wanna make sure we understand the diversity of the, of the citizens which we serve in Cobb County.

WABE host Jim Burress:
My last question, if there was another department out there considering dropping 287G, or even adopting it for that matter, um, making a change one way or the other, what would you say to the people making that decision?

Sheriff Craig Owens:
I would say look at your community. Listen to the needs of your community. You know, in Cobb, you know, there have been, they have been crying for help for years, um, from their local politicians and their elected leaders as well. You know, we’re here to protect and serve them, and again, to treat everyone with dignity and respect.

WABE host Jim Burress:
Craig Owens is the Sheriff of Cobb County. Sheriff Owens, thank you for talking to me today. I appreciate it.

Sheriff Craig Owens:
Oh, thank you so very much, and thank you for having me on.

 

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Separated Forever: The Inman Family in a Breitbart Father’s Day Story

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Angel Dad Never Got to See Justice Served for Son, Killed by Illegal Alien

It was Father’s Day weekend in the year 2000. Dustin Inman, 16 years old, was in the car with his parents, Billy and Kathy Inman, and their dog. The family was headed to the mountains in north Georgia for some fishing.

Also on the road that day was Gonzalez Gonzalo Harrell, an illegal alien from Mexico who had secured a North Carolina driver’s license using his Mexican birth certificate.

While Billy Inman had stopped their vehicle at a red light, Gonzalo Harrell slammed into the back of them, going 62 miles per hour. The collision instantly killed Dustin Inman and their family dog.

Billy and Kathy Inman were both left unconscious at the scene. When first responders arrived, the Inmans and Gonzalo Harrell were taken to a nearby hospital. While being treated for injuries, Gonzalo Harrell fled the hospital.

Meanwhile, Billy Inman was treated for his injuries caused by the collision while his wife was in a coma for five weeks. Neither was able to attend Dustin’s funeral.

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Gonzalez Gonzalo Harrell, an illegal alien from Mexico (left), remains a fugitive of justice after allegedly killing 16-year-old Dustin Inman in 2000 (right). (Photos via FBI/Dustin Inman Society)

When Kathy Inman regained consciousness, she was told of Dustin’s death. Kathy was left with permanent injuries from the collision — injuries that bound her to a wheelchair.

Following the collision and Gonzalo Harrell’s fleeing, the Inman’s made it their life mission to bring justice for their son. In January 2001, Gonzalo Harrell was indicted by a Gilmer County, Georgia, grand jury which charged him with first-degree vehicular homicide, two counts of serious injury by vehicle, and reckless driving.

In June 2002, a federal Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution warrant was obtained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In March 2014, the FBI issued a news release seeking the public’s help in finding Gonzalo Harrell.

Billy and Kathy Inman, in 2018, detailed their son’s death and revealed that they had spoken with then-President Trump about their case and their continuing fight to find Gonzalo Harrell, as Breitbart News reported.

“I lost my best friend,” Billy Inman said. “My little buddy. This is something I want nobody else to have to go through.”

“Our son’s been gone 18 years. This man’s been walking the streets for 18 years since what he did to my family,” he continued. “He’s gotten to see his kids grow up and graduate and do something and get married and whatever they do. He gets to hug his kid.”

Then, about a year later, in June 2019, Billy Inman died at the age of 55. A little over two years after Billy’s death, in August 2021, Kathy Inman died at the age of 57. Neither were able to see justice for their son, Dustin.

The Dustin Inman Society, named in Dustin’s honor, continues its grassroots efforts fighting illegal immigration and amnesty proposals in Washington, D.C. The FBI is still offering a cash reward of $2,000 for anyone with information on Gonzalo Harrell.

Those with information are asked to contact Crime Stoppers Atlanta at (404) 577-TIPS (8477). Full article from Breitbart here.

John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here. 

 


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