Top Democrats will unveil a major police reform bill this morning as they seek to quickly respond to the demands of protesters nationwide calling for racial justice after the killing of George Floyd
Top Democrats will unveil a major police reform bill Monday morning as they seek to quickly respond to the demands of protesters nationwide calling for racial justice after the killing of George Floyd.
Thousands of mourners are expected to pay their respects to Floyd in a public memorial in his hometown of Houston on Monday before he is buried Tuesday. Floyd’s brother, Philonese Floyd, is scheduled to testify during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on police brutality on Wednesday. “This moment is incredibly inspiring — to see people all across the country saying enough is enough,” Bass said on CNN Sunday. “In many cities you look at the protesters and there are very few African Americans. So the solidarity...is very inspiring and I am hopeful that it helps us get the legislation passed.”
Democrats want to lower the federal threshold for when police officers can be charged with using excessive force and limit “qualified immunity” which currently shields officers from lawsuits over their misconduct, according to aDemocrats are also seeking to create a “National Police Misconduct Registry,” end racial profiling, bar the use of “no-knock” arrest warrants in drug cases, develop a national standard on using force, and limit the transfer of military equipment to police departments,...
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