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State, federal lawmakers call for more oversight of police officers

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State, federal lawmakers call for more oversight of police officers
State, federal lawmakers call for more oversight of police officers

Who is policing the police?

Lawmakers at the state and federal levels are drafting bills for police reform to prevent what happened to George Floyd in Minnesota from happening to any other citizens.

PREVENT WHAT HAPPENED TOGEORGE FLOYD IN MINNESOTA FROMHAPPENING TO ANY OTHERCITIZEN.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5MICHELLE QUESADA TAKES A LOOKAT THE TYPE OF CHANGES THEYARE PROPOSING&.<< 1:25 WHEN YOU HAVE AN ACTLIKE WE SAW IN MINNESOTA WITHTHE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD ITDISGUSTS NOT ONLY ORDINARYAMERICANS BUT IT DISGUSTS THEGOOD POLICEMEN AND WOMEN INTHIS COUNTRY CONGRESSWOMANLOIS FRANKEL SAYS DISCUSSIONSABOUT PROPOSING LEGISLATIONFOR POLICE REFORM IS NOT AIMEDAT THE GOOD MEN AND WOMEN WHOPUT ON THE UNIFORM TO SERVEAND PROTECT EVERY DAYAIMS TO MAKE SURE THE BAD ONESNO LONGER GO UNDER THE RADAR&3:28 DEVELOP A NATIONAL PUBLICDATABASE THAT WOULD COVER ALLPOLICE AGENCIES IN THE UNITEDSTATES AND TERRITORIESCONGRESSWOMAN FRANKEL SAYS ONA CALL WITH THE DEMOCRATICCAUCUS MONDAYDISCUSSED 6 CATEGORIES ANDCREATING A DATABASE SOOFFICERS WHO HAVE A NUMBER OFMISCONDUCT COMPLAINTS FACEREVIEW.

AT THE STATE LEVEL -SENATOR BOBBY POWELL SAYS THISBILL WILL ALSO BE PROPOSED INTHE NEXT SESSION & 1:34 THESENATE PRESIDENT, THE SPEAKEROF THE HOUSE AND THE GOVERNORWOULD THEN REVIEW THAT ONANNUAL BASIS TO TAKE A LOOK ATSOME OF THESE BAD ACTORS -THERE IS NO REASON THATSOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE 10INFRACTIONS AND STILL BE ONTHE POLICE FORCE DEFINING USEOF FORCE IS ALSO A PRIORITYFOR DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS &2:39 PROHIBIT ALL MANEUVERSTHAT RESTRICT FLOW OF BLOOD OROXYGEN TO THE BRAIN THATINCLUDES NECK HOLDS, CHOKEHOLDS, AND SIMILAR EXCESSIVEFORCE DEEMING THAT USE OFFORCE A FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTSVIOLATION WE ALSO REACHED OUTTO SEVERAL REPUBLICAN LEADERS- U-S SENATOR RICK SCOTT WASNOT AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEWBUT HIS STAFF RELEASED THISSTATEMENT:“SENATOR SCOTT WILLCONTINUE TO LOOK AT EVERYOPTION TO MAINTAIN OPENCOMMUNICATION WITH LAWENFORCEMENT LEADERS AND MAKESURE THEY HAVE THE RESOURCESAND GUIDANCE THEY NEED TOAPPROPRIATELY HANDLE ANYMISCONDUCT WHILE KEEPINGCOMMUNITIES SAFE” MICHELLEQUESADA WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5.

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