{"id":2433,"date":"2020-06-05T16:24:53","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T23:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2023-06-26T13:34:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:34:12","slug":"no-justice-no-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/2020\/06\/05\/no-justice-no-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"No justice, no peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2434 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2020\/06\/BlackLiveMatterBanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4001\" height=\"1336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2020\/06\/BlackLiveMatterBanner.jpg 4001w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2020\/06\/BlackLiveMatterBanner-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2020\/06\/BlackLiveMatterBanner-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2020\/06\/BlackLiveMatterBanner-1024x342.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4001px) 100vw, 4001px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have all seen the protest signs this week \u2013 and some of you may have even carried them.\u00a0 The one that hit closest to home for me\u00a0was \u201cNo Justice, No Peace.\u201d\u00a0 It was on the back seat of a local business owner\u2019s car.\u00a0 I asked if she had been to a protest or was going to a protest?\u00a0 Her response \u2013 both.<\/p>\n<p>The core of what we do as county government\u00a0is\u00a0focused on\u00a0delivering\u00a0justice and\u00a0preserving\u00a0peace.\u00a0\u00a0From our judges to our Clerk\u2019s Office, from the Prosecutor\u2019s office to the Department of Assigned Counsel, from our patrol deputies to our\u00a0Corrections staff \u2013 and all the departments that directly support them \u2013 we are all about justice and peace.<\/p>\n<p>That is why the horrific murder of George Floyd at the hands of those called to protect and serve in Minneapolis is so\u00a0gut wrenching.\u00a0It should\u00a0and must call us to challenge ourselves and the work we do.\u00a0 Are we delivering justice and peace\u00a0equitably\u00a0to\u00a0all\u00a0the people of Pierce County?\u00a0\u00a0How can we do better?<\/p>\n<p>In my job I do a lot of public speaking, but you won\u2019t\u00a0hear me talking\u00a0very much\u00a0right now.\u00a0 This is a time for listening.\u00a0 There are many voices\u00a0I am hearing from people who suffer\u00a0from racism in their lives, and I am listening carefully to what they have to say.<\/p>\n<p>Who have you been listening to? I encourage you to share them with me.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-78 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/01\/Bruce-blue-signature.png\" alt=\"Bruce\" width=\"94\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/01\/Bruce-blue-signature.png 680w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/01\/Bruce-blue-signature-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 94px) 100vw, 94px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bruce<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have all seen the protest signs this week \u2013 and some of you may have even carried them.\u00a0 The one that hit closest to home for me\u00a0was \u201cNo Justice, No Peace.\u201d\u00a0 It was on the back seat of a local business owner\u2019s car.\u00a0 I asked if she had been to a protest or was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":2434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38509],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - 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