Chief David Brown is amazing

Maudelynn · ‎05-08-2015

I'm a fan for life! Any posters here from Dallas, you are really, really lucky to have this chief and this department.

You have sacrificed nothing and no one.

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

I agree. His demeanor was perfect when discussing this tragedy at today's press conference. May he remain strong in the face of his officers' funerals and the death threats he and his family have received. I would welcome him as police chief in my city anytime.

gmkb · ‎07-29-2012

Chief David Brown is the voice of reason and the hero in these horrible events. By hero I mean he provides needed leadership, solace, and strength.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

He just finished 35-min of Q/A with the media.

In addition w/ his 25-min interview yesterday,

he's been totally transparent with this entire situation.

Plus...even though I've lived here for 30 yrs,

I just learned of Chief Brown's personal story this past weekend,

Definitely Walks the Talk.

Maudelynn · ‎05-08-2015

@sidsmom wrote:
He just finished 35-min of Q/A with the media.
In addition w/ his 25-min interview yesterday,
he's been totally transparent with this entire situation.

Plus...even though I've lived here for 30 yrs,
I just learned of Chief Brown's personal story this past weekend,
Definitely Walks the Talk.

Can you share some of his personal story here?

You have sacrificed nothing and no one.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

His son killed a police office & was killed himself:

In 2010, David Brown’s 27-year-old son, David Brown Jr., shot and killed a 23-year-old man and a 37-year-old police officer in Lancester, Texas, according to ABC News.

Brown Jr. suffered from bipolar disorder, and the Dallas County medical examiner later said they found PCP in the man’s system. He had told his girlfriend that he thought his father was against him and that the whole world hated him. He also told his girlfriend he was hearing voices, and he had reportedly stopped taking his medication shortly before the shooting.

Brown Jr. died in a shootout with officers. Soon after, Brown Sr. visited the family of those his son had killed.

“He was sorry that his son had hurt so many people,” Lancaster Police Chief Keith Humphrey said. “He met with them as David Brown, not Chief Brown. He took that away. It was David Brown the person and David Brown the father.”

Those who work with Brown Sr. said he handled the situation admirably.

His police partner was killed in the line of duty:

August 1988, when Brown was working in the physical evidence section in Dallas, he responded to a shooting in Oak Cliff. The word was that a cop had been shot and was in grave condition. When he arrived, he saw a pair of glasses on the ground and recognized them as belonging to his former partner, Walter Williams.

Hours after the shooting, Williams died in the hospital. The 47-year-old was married with three kids.

“When things like that happen and you’re really close, you don’t believe it for the longest time,” Brown said. “I really relate to all of those in-the-line-of-duty deaths [on a] much more personal level…you lose a partner, you just never get over it.”

One of Brown’s classmates at the police academy told the Dallas Morning News that the death of Walter has stayed with Brown ever since.

His brother was killed by drug dealers:

Just three years after the death of his partner, Brown’s brother was killed in Phoenix by drug dealers. Brown says that now when he speaks to families of victims, he truly knows what they’re going through.

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He's a 3rd generation Dallas resident. After college he returned to serve Dallas...he patrolled the crime-ridden community he grew up in. In today's Q/A (on Periscope, 'Dallas Police Dept') he said (paraphrasing) instead of marching, help the community you're marching for. "Serve your community...we're hiring."

Maudelynn · ‎05-08-2015

@sidsmom wrote:
His son killed a police office & was killed himself:

In 2010, David Brown’s 27-year-old son, David Brown Jr., shot and killed a 23-year-old man and a 37-year-old police officer in Lancester, Texas, according to ABC News.

Brown Jr. suffered from bipolar disorder, and the Dallas County medical examiner later said they found PCP in the man’s system. He had told his girlfriend that he thought his father was against him and that the whole world hated him. He also told his girlfriend he was hearing voices, and he had reportedly stopped taking his medication shortly before the shooting.
Brown Jr. died in a shootout with officers. Soon after, Brown Sr. visited the family of those his son had killed.

“He was sorry that his son had hurt so many people,” Lancaster Police Chief Keith Humphrey said. “He met with them as David Brown, not Chief Brown. He took that away. It was David Brown the person and David Brown the father.”

Those who work with Brown Sr. said he handled the situation admirably.

His police partner was killed in the line of duty:

August 1988, when Brown was working in the physical evidence section in Dallas, he responded to a shooting in Oak Cliff. The word was that a cop had been shot and was in grave condition. When he arrived, he saw a pair of glasses on the ground and recognized them as belonging to his former partner, Walter Williams.

Hours after the shooting, Williams died in the hospital. The 47-year-old was married with three kids.

“When things like that happen and you’re really close, you don’t believe it for the longest time,” Brown said. “I really relate to all of those in-the-line-of-duty deaths [on a] much more personal level…you lose a partner, you just never get over it.”

One of Brown’s classmates at the police academy told the Dallas Morning News that the death of Walter has stayed with Brown ever since.

His brother was killed by drug dealers:

Just three years after the death of his partner, Brown’s brother was killed in Phoenix by drug dealers. Brown says that now when he speaks to families of victims, he truly knows what they’re going through.

WOW. Sometimes these experiences can make you bitter. Chief Brown got wiser. Great story. Thanks for posting @sidsmom.

You have sacrificed nothing and no one.

seehorse · ‎03-09-2010

Prayers for him and his family as it's reported they have received death threats.

violann · ‎03-10-2010

Strong communicator, creative problem solver, intuitive leader of his employees, A true asset to his employees and community, and an asset to the general public in these times of tragedy.