Driven by a rare urgency, U.S. Senate Republicans are poised to unveil an extensive package of policing changes that includes new restrictions on police choke holds and other practices as President Donald Trump signals his support following the mass demonstrations over the deaths of George Floyd and other black Americans.
WASHINGTON -- Driven by a rare urgency, U.S. Senate Republicans are poised to unveil an extensive package of policing changes that includes new restrictions on police choke holds and other practices as President Donald Trump signals his support following the mass demonstrations over the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans.
"I think we're going to get to a bill that actually becomes law," Scott said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." Scott said the choke hold, in particular, "is a policy whose time has come and gone." The Republican bill would create a national database of police use-of-force incidents, encourage police body cameras and include a long-stalled effort to make lynching a federal hate crime.
In particular, the Republican bill does not address the issue of "qualified immunity," as the Democrats' bill does, which aims to enable those injured by law enforcement personnel to sue for damages. The White House has said that is a line too far. As an alternative, Scott has suggested a "decertification" process for officers involved in misconduct.
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