The narrative of how Black people and law enforcement interact is often stereotypical and negative given the nation’s violent history of policing in America. It was for a handful of current and former Black officers in Dane County; that narrative resonated until they joined law enforcement and their perspectives shifted, they said at a panel this week.
The Madison Community Policing Foundation, in collaboration with a few other groups, organized the panel Thursday to hear from six officers with the Madison Police Department and Dane County Sheriff’s Office in honor of Black History Month.
Shar-Ron Buie, a data and evaluation analyst with the Dane County Office of Justice Reform, moderated the discussion featuring Lt. Jonathan Triggs and Sgt. Shuntia Lucas from the sheriff, and Sgt. Ray Gillard, Officer Candace Enis, Officer Edward McKinley and retired Officer Pia Kinney James from Madison police…