WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Religious leaders from across Palm Beach County met in solidarity Thursday night, sharing a belief that 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.
"It's an extreme form of ignorance that a society, whose constitution is all about freedom, would choose apartheid-like and that's saddening," Imam Mohamed Ismail said.
The group got together, not only for prayer, but with a plan in mind. It's a plan that involved conversations and policy and procedure changes when it comes to policing.
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"The plan is definitely necessary," Sylvia Sharps said. "You can't correct an injustice that's been going on this long without having goals, and you can't have goals without a plan."
West Palm Beach Police Chief Frank Adderley said he does not condone the actions of the officers involved in Floyd's death.
"I think this is a worldwide situation and something clearly demonstrated right here locally," Adderley said. "That is a problem and we want to be a part of the solution."
The group of leaders may not follow the same doctrine, but they do believe that all people are one.
