A few months ago 23-year-old Yamil Martinez did not trust police officers. Today he aspires to become an officer and asking voters to help elect Scott Israel for Broward County Sheriff.
Wearing a bright yellow t-shirt that read "Scott Israel for Sheriff," Martinez, a student at Nova Southeastern University, passed out flyers about Israel's record,hoping he could convince voters Israel is the man for the job.
Martinez would have never imagined being in this position until a friend asked him to help him campaign for Israel a couple of months ago.
"I've been very critical of cops in general my whole life. I never would have thought I'd be doing this, "said Martinez, who is Puerto Rican and feels many cops tend to be discriminatory towards Hispanics and African Americans.
"He's trying to make BSO more diverse," Martinez said about Israel. "This election theme is "change" and Scott Israel is trying to change BSO, by putting new programs where officers can volunteer in the community."
Martinez was inspired to become a Broward Sheriff's Office cop after learning about Israel's accomplishments and involvement in the community. He hopes Israel will be his sheriff when he applies to become an officer.
"He's a man of the people," Martinez said.
Joelle Parra
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