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City Releases Statements After Attorney General’s Decision
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City Releases Statements After Attorney General’s Decision
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Aug. 28, 2015) - The City of Charlotte is providing the attached statements following the attorney general’s announcement to not retry Randall Kerrick.
Below is a statement from Community Relations Executive Director Willie Ratchford: 
"The Community Relations Committee (CRC) recognizes that many in our community may be disappointed after the attorney general's decision not to seek a retrial in the case against Randall Kerrick. Many of us will be seeking ways to express our concerns. The CRC recommends that you attend your place of worship along with others to pray that our community will be able to come together to address any and all concerns in a constructive way. Some houses of faith recognize this need and will be opening their doors tonight at 7 p.m. to allow for prayers and open forums for expression about the attorney general’s decision. 
Churches conducting events this evening include Greenville Memorial AME Zion and Little Rock AME Zion in Charlotte. The CRC encourages all houses of faith to do the same.”
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Mayor Clodfelter’s Statement:  
The North Carolina Attorney General’s Office has now announced its decision not to re-try Randall Kerrick.  Some in our community believe that decision is entirely correct.  Others believe, with equal feeling, that it is entirely wrong.  What we now ask of each citizen is that you reach out to someone whose views on this decision may differ from yours and engage them in a discussion, not about the rightness or wrongness of the decision, but instead about how we can work together to create a better, more unified and understanding community. We cannot change what is past; we can only resolve to change the future.  That is the City’s commitment and I believe it is also the commitment of all who live in Charlott

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