Gerthy Eugene

June 19, 2017

Many of you will see an article in the upcoming days about the City of North Miami Police Department asking for my father – Gary Eugene’s resignation as Police Chief for The NMPD. (Yes you read that right!) Many of you will hesitate on posting the article as to not offend me or my family but, NO! This conversation needs to happen! This is bigger than the Eugene family. This is an issue of dirty politics, flaws of the judicial system, and ethnic discrimination. This is a call of action to make sure when someone is trying to tell the TRUTH they are not punished for doing just that.

As many of you recall, last summer, an innocent black therapist, Charles Kinsey was laying on the floor while assisting his disabled patient and was shot by an officer. This officer was not approved to take the shot and the truth is that the officer was aiming for the disabled child and MISSED. The shot was a complete mistake but wouldn’t have happened had he not taken it. The commanding officer a HAITIAN man, Emile Hollant, was headed to his car to get binoculars and get a closer view of the suspect and this alleged weapon… So you all tell me this; why In the world would the City Manager, Larry Spring, demand that Commander Hollant be suspended and later fired? In addition, after the State Attorney and internal investigations took place it was unanimous that the Commander did not do anything criminalizing.

So here’s where my Father’s resignation becomes problematic. My father TOLD the City Manager that the Commander didn’t do anything wrong – yes he could have done more – but he should not be fired or suspended. He later even suggested that the Commander engage in a special training to help improve. Spring yelled at my father and said he was going to suspend him anyways. My father refused to do the suspension and when the evidence came out that the Commander shouldn’t have been suspended and that’s what the Chief of Police advised – well you can imagine how that made the City Manager look. But it gets worse people!!

My father was on medical leave for the past two weeks for a spinal surgery and in his absence “they” were moving. They waited until last Wednesday (knowing my father would be returning Thursday) after business hours to hand the Commander the pink slip. My dad got word of this and of course was going to veto the firing but was asked for his resignation when he walked in Thursday morning.

Now you will read that my father lied which honestly, just isn’t true. He had to change his statement once he stopped listening to the he say she say of his officers and did his own investigation IN ORDER TO tell the truth. I mean there is a recording of the officers at the scene, people. He seriously cannot make this stuff up. That’s what happens when you are given two different stories – you do your own research to find the truth!

Here’s why I’m being vocal about this: We, as a black community, are constantly hurt when white officers are killing unarmed and unthreatening people of color but when we have an opportunity to bring about real change – as Larry Spring did – we choose to tear a part our own. Why, because he’s Haitian? Because the shooting officer wasn’t a black man? What’s the problem? I’m really trying to figure it out. You would think you would not only just want to protect your own but simply just do the RIGHT thing. But. I’M convinced that since the media blasted the City Manager and made it seem like my father was more competent than him I guess his feelings got hurt. Maybe that’s why he told my dad to keep the resignation under wraps. Oh wait! But he did that AFTER already speaking to the media. AFTER telling them he lied! Imagine that scenario – you hand Gary a pink slip, tell him not to say anything, and in the time it takes for Gary to get from your office to his home, he is on the 12 o’clock news watching a story with quotes.. from YOU, Larry Spring! I mean does it get anymore defaming than that? I don’t really know. All I know, is that my father will be resigning from the City of North Miami Police Department but when you tell the story make sure you tell it right and make sure we hold our politicians and government officials to this higher standard.

As a daddy’s girl I have no problem with the image of my father being home stretched out pool side with a beer for the rest of his life. What hurts the most is that the city of North Miami which has (I’m guessing) a population consisting of about 65% of it being black people and about 70% of those black People being Haitian – these people lost a good chief who identifies with them and fights for them and hopefully the NMPD and North Miami legislation government will learn that representation matters and you don’t falsely and unjustly tear people down who your citizens are inspired by.

Don’t be afraid to comment, share, debate, etc. this needs to be public!

-Gerthy Eugene

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Anpil nan nou pral wè yon atik nan jou k ap vini yo sou vil la nan North Depatman Lapolis Miami mande pou papa m ‘- demisyon Gary Eugene a kòm Chèf Polis pou NMPD la. (Wi ou li ki dwat!) Anpil nan nou pral ezite sou afiche atik la yo pa ofanse m ‘oswa fanmi mwen men, NON! konvèsasyon sa a bezwen yo rive! Sa a se pi gwo pase fanmi an Eugene. Sa a se yon pwoblèm nan politik sal, defo nan sistèm jidisyè a, ak diskriminasyon etnik yo. Sa a se yon apèl nan aksyon asire w lè yon moun ap eseye di verite a yo pa pini pou fè sèlman sa.
Kòm anpil nan nou sonje, an ete dènye a, yon inosan terapis nwa, Charles Kinsey te tap mete sou planche a pandan y ap ede pasyan ki andikape l ‘, li te tire pa yon ofisye. ofisye sa a pa te apwouve yo pran piki a ak verite a se ke ofisye a te vize pou timoun nan malad oswa enfim epi rate. piki a te yon erè konplè, men se pa t ap rive te li pa pran li. Kòmandan an yon nonm ayisyen, Emile Hollant, yo te te dirije nan machin li yo ka resevwa longvi epi pou yo jwenn yon View pi pre nan sispèk la ak sa a zam swadizan … Se konsa, nou tout di m ‘sa a; poukisa Nan mond lan ta Manadjè a City, Larry Prentan, demann pou ke kòmandan Hollant dwe sispann epi pita te tire? Anplis de sa, apre yo fin Avoka Eta ak envestigasyon entèn te pran plas li te inanim ki kòmandan an pa t ‘fè anyen kriminalize.
Se konsa, isit la nan kote demisyon Papa m ‘lan vin Pwoblematik. papa m ‘te di Manadjè Vil la ki kòmandan an pa t’ fè anyen ki mal – repons lan se wi li te kapab te fè plis – men li pa ta dwe te tire oswa sispann. Li te pita menm sigjere ke kòmandan an angaje yo nan yon fòmasyon espesyal yo ede amelyore. Spring rele nan papa m ‘ak te di ke li te ale nan sispann l’ aniwe. Papa m ‘te refize fè sispansyon an ak lè prèv la te soti ke kòmandan an ta dwe pa te sispann ak se sa ki Chèf Lapolis la konseye – byen ou ka imajine ki jan ki te fè Manadjè City gade nan. Men, li vin pi mal moun !!
Papa mwen se te sou konje medikal pou de semèn ki sot pase yo pou yon operasyon epinyè ak nan absans li “yo” yo te deplase. Yo tann jiskaske mèkredi dènye (konnen papa m ‘ta dwe retounen Jedi) apre lè biwo nan men kòmandan an glise nan woz. Papa m ‘te resevwa pawòl nan sa a ak nan kou te ale nan mete veto sou tire a, men te mande pou demisyon li lè li te fè tankou Jedi maten.
Koulye a, ou pral li ki papa m ‘bay manti ki onètman, jis se pa vre. Li te gen chanje deklarasyon l ‘yon fwa li te kanpe koute li a di li di nan ofisye l’, li te fè ankèt pwòp li yo nan lòd POU di verite a. Mwen vle di gen yon anrejistreman nan ofisye yo nan sèn nan, moun. Li seryezman pa ka fè bagay sa a yo. Sa a ki sa k ap pase lè yo ba ou de istwa diferan – ou fè rechèch pwòp ou a jwenn sa a verite a!
Isit la nan poukisa mwen te vokal sou sa a: Nou menm, kòm yon kominote nwa, yo toujou ap fè mal lè gad blan yo touye moun san zam ak unthreatening nan koulè Men, lè nou gen yon opòtinite yo pote sou chanjman reyèl – tankou Larry Spring te fè – nou chwazi yo chire yon pati pwòp nou yo. Poukisa, paske li se ayisyen? Paske ofisye a te tire pa t ‘yon nonm nwa? Ki sa ki nan pwoblèm nan? Mwen vrèman ap eseye figi li soti. Ou ta panse ou pa ta sèlman jis vle pwoteje pwòp ou, men tou senpleman jis fè sa ki dwat. Men,. Mwen konvenki ke depi medya yo cheche Manadjè a City ak te fè li sanble tankou papa m ‘te pi plis konpetan pase l’ Mwen devine santiman l ‘te resevwa fè mal. Petèt Se poutèt sa li te di papa m ‘kenbe demisyon an anba fini ak. O rete tann! Men, li fè sa APRE deja pale ak medya yo. APRE di yo li te bay manti! Imajine ke senaryo – ou men Gary yon glise woz, di l ‘pa vle di anyen, epi nan tan an li pran pou Gary jwenn soti nan biwo ou nan lakay li, se li ki sou nouvèl la 12 è l ap gade yon istwa ak quotes. . nan men ou, Larry Spring! Mwen vle di li jwenn ankò difamasyon pase sa? Mwen pa reyèlman konnen. Tout sa mwen konnen, se ki pral papa m ‘dwe reziye soti nan vil la nan North Depatman Lapolis Miami men lè ou rakonte istwa a asire w ke ou di li dwat, epi fè sèten nou kenbe politisyen nou yo ak otorite yo gouvènman an nòm sa a pi wo.
Kòm ti fi yon papa sa a, mwen pa gen okenn pwoblèm ak imaj la nan papa m ‘te lakay lonje bò pisin ak yon byè pou tout rès lavi l’. Ki sa ki fè m mal pi a se ke vil la nan North Miami ki te gen (Mwen devine) yon popilasyon ki gen ladan sou 65% nan li ke yo te moun nwa ak sou 70% nan moun sa yo nwa ke yo te ayisyen – moun sa yo pèdi yon chèf bon ki idantifye ak yo, li batay pou yo ak èspere ke NMPD ak North Miami lejislasyon gouvènman an ap aprann ke zafè reprezantasyon ak ou pa fè sa pou bay manti ak enjisteman moun kraze ki sitwayen ou yo enspire pa.
Nou pa bezwen pè fè kòmantè, pataje, deba, elatriye sa a bezwen yo dwe piblik!
-Gerthy Eugene