so troy and rodney, joe williams, mariam jackson, these were my mentors, these were the people that led me to do what i was to do. so i wanted to say this because you know troy, among my mentors, you are most esteemed and if over the years i have acquired the reputation of being a troublemaker or even worse than that, you are responsible. congratulations. [ applause ] . >> commissioners, now it's our turn. >> lieutenant dangerfield, i want to thank you for serving in the police department in a noble manner for serving in a dedicated way. but i really really want to thank you for being a trailblazer for officers of color, for lgbt. you have been a true mentor. i would have never gotten through lul ak and you pounded on that door and you kept the door for many of us to come through. i have a heartfelt appreciation for that and i want to thank you and we have a legacy to try to maintain that door open and we can't shut that door. i want to thank you, the officers for justice, the lgbt, asian american police officers, all of them for continuing to keep the door open and thank you for being