▁ ▁Pra ise ▁of ▁the ▁Dallas , ▁Texas ▁Police ▁Department ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁shooting ▁of ▁multiple ▁officers ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas ▁during ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁peace ful ▁protest , ▁there ▁were ▁reports ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁that ▁Dallas ▁had ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁progress ive ▁police ▁depart ments ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁Dallas ▁Mayor ▁Mike ▁Raw lings ▁said , ▁" We ▁did ▁community ▁polic ing ▁before ▁anybody , ▁we ▁had ▁de - es cal ation ▁training ▁before ▁anyone . ▁We ▁had ▁this ▁year ▁the ▁lowest ▁number ▁of ▁police ▁involved ▁shoot ings ▁than ▁any ▁major ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁so ▁it ' s ▁very ▁ir onic ▁that ▁our ▁police ▁were ▁protect ing ▁those ▁that ▁were ▁exer cis ing ▁their ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech ▁and ▁they ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁doing ▁their ▁jobs ." ▁Police ▁Chief ▁David ▁Brown ▁received ▁w ides p read ▁pra ise ▁for ▁his ▁leadership ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁shooting ▁of ▁his ▁officers , ▁although ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁he ▁has ▁faced ▁criticism ▁for ▁the ▁low ▁pay ▁of ▁Dallas ▁officers ▁compared ▁to ▁neighbor ing ▁juris dict ions . ▁Brown ▁addressed ▁protest ers ▁in ▁a ▁speech , ▁saying ▁" Be come ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁solution . ▁Ser ve ▁your ▁community , ▁don ' t ▁be ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁problem . ▁We ' re ▁h iring . ▁Get ▁off ▁that ▁protest ▁line ▁and ▁put ▁an ▁application ▁in . ▁And ▁we ' ll ▁put ▁you ▁in ▁your ▁neighborhood ▁and ▁we ▁will ▁help ▁you ▁resolve ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁problems