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Social justice advocates expressed outrage Wednesday at a private video that went public of Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway expressing gratitude and sympathy to Madison police officers following unrest Downtown more than a week ago.
The private nature of the message also drew criticism from police supporters.
On Wednesday, the mayor apologized in a statement — accompanied by another video addressed to the community — after the video she made last week for Madison police officers was posted on Facebook Tuesday night and widely shared.
“Black lives matter. I believe deeply in this and yet I failed to center this in my message to the police department,” she said in a statement Wednesday. “I realize that this action has done deep harm to the black community and for this, I apologize.”
Protesters and organizers decried the original video after it was posted to Facebook on Tuesday night.
“Hello MPD family,” Rhodes-Conway begins her recorded monologue. “We’re all living through a pandemic which has put all of you in more danger than usual ... and now we have unprecedented protests, violence and looting.”
Days of sustained peaceful protests against police violence throughout Madison were followed by three nights of looting and break-ins in the State Street area more than a week ago — ending last Monday — with some demonstrators throwing rocks and bottles at police, who responded with tear gas and pepper spray.
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