Community Members Meet Police At 'Day Of Respect' Festival In N. Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- There's a festival in north Philadelphia at Broad and Eerie where folks can interact with their local police in a way that's fun.
The Day of Respect is a festival on Eerie Avenue, the goal of which is to build relationships between community members and police officers.
Organizer JP Miranda says it's the 4th year the event has been going on: "It impacts the community due to the fact that it creates relationships. Even if we're able to just get kids to be cordial to police officers, it helps because it gets rid of that stigma."
There's food, fitness activities, a moon bounce and more.
Officer Tyshaan Williams says it's great to be able to talk with residents in a no-stress environment: "Working with them, talking to them, letting them get close to us in a way they've never been able to get close to us before – only sometimes when we're either coming into somebody's house or racing down the streets with our lights and sirens."
He says when there's a mutual understanding between the community and the police, that's how you build respect. I
Reported by Hadas Kuznits KYW Newsradio
