Thursday night, religious leaders from across Palm Beach County met in solidarity.
They met because they believe all humanity deserves life.
They offered prayers for change, prayers for strength, and for a heart of love because of what happened to George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
FAITHS MET TONIGHT AT THE WESTPALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENTFOR PRAYER -- TO DEAL WITH THEDEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODD WILSONWAS AT THAT MEETING AND HASMORE ON THEIR PLAN TO CHANGEPOLICING AND IT'S POLICIES.<< THIS IS A MEETING OFSOLIDARITY.
THESE SPIRITUALLEADERS REPRESENT DIFFERENTFAITHS THROUGHOUT PALM BEACHCOUNTY.
NATS: (VO) THEY'REMEETING BECAUSE THEY BELIEVEALL HUMANITY DESERVE LIFE.THIS GROUP IS OFFERING PRAYERSFOR CHANGE, PRAYERS FORSTRENGTH AND FOR A HEART OFLOVE BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENEDTO GEORGE FLOYD INMINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.
(SOT17:10:22)(IMAM MOHAMED ISMAIL)15 SEC IT'S AN EXTREME FORM OFIGNORANCE THAT A SOCIETY WHO'SCONSTITUTION IS ALL ABOUTFREEDOM WOULD CHOOSE APARTHEIDLIKE AND THAT'S SADDENINNATS: (VO) THIS GROUP OFRELIGIOUS LEADERS HAVE COMETOGETHER NOT ONLY FOR PRAYERBUT WITH A PLAN.
A PLAN THATINVOLVES CONVERSATIONS ANDPOLICY AND PROCEDURE CHANGESWHEN IT COMES TO POLICING.(SOT 17:07:03) 10 SEC THE PLANIS DEFINITELY NECESSARY.
YOUCAN'T CORRECT AN INJUSTICETHAT'S BEEN GOING ON THIS LONGWITHOUT HAVING GOALS.
AND YOUCAN'T HAVE GOALS WITHOUT APLAN.
NATS: (VO) WEST PALMBEACH POLICE CHIEF FRANKADDERLEY SAYS HE DOES NOTCONDONE THE ACTIONS OF THEOFFICERS INVOLVED IN GEORGEFLOYD'S DEATH.
(SOT16:56:16 )13 SEC I THINK THIS IS AWORLDWIDE SITUATIONS ANDSOMETHING CLEARLY DEMONSTRATEDHERE LOCALLY THAT'S IT'S APROBLEM AND WE WANT TO BEAPART OF THE SOLUTION.
NATS:(VO) THEY MAY NOT FOLLOW THESAME DOCTRINE BUT THEY ALLBELIEVE WE ARE ONE.
IN WESTPALM BEACH, TODD WILSON, FOX29 NEWS, WE'VE GOT YOUCOVERED.
Around 100 people attended the event Friday evening.
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