The House bill aims to bolster police accountability and end the practice of aggressive officers moving from one department to another.
WASHINGTON – The House is set to vote Thursday on a sweeping police reform package that would end certain legal protections for officers accused of misconduct and ban chokeholdsin response to the death of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes.due to arguments the legislation did not go far enough to enacting meaningful changes demanded by protesters in dozens of cities across the country.
The House bill, which was crafted by the Congressional Black Caucus, aims to bolster police accountability and end the practice of aggressive officers moving from one department to another by creating a national registry to track those with checkered records. It also would end certain police practices, such as the use of no-knock warrants and chokeholds, which have been under scrutiny after the recent deaths of Black Americans.
Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Louisville ER technician, was shot and killed in her Kentucky home March 13 after police used a no-knock warrant to enter her house. The Democrats' bill would also end qualified immunity for police officers, making them personally liable for constitutional violations such as excessive force.
"We have reached a critical juncture in our history where the steps we take can change a generation. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act championed by the Congressional Black Caucus is the first ever comprehensive legislation to reform law enforcement but also empower communities to reimagine what just and equitable policing must look like," Karen Bass, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, said in a statement Tuesday urging Democrats to reject the Senate proposal.
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