“I think our primary role should be to do what’s best in the public safety of our residents. To that end, we can’t live in fear. We can’t lead in fear," Johnson told WTOC. “I just think that’s the most prudent way to go to make sure that we’re not taking a knee-jerk approach or we’re not doing something because someone else is. We’re doing it based on data that’s specific to Savannah, specific to Georgia, by those who have been charged to research and provide us those recommendations."