Demonstrators call for police reform

Demonstrators are gathering everyday calling for police reform.

PROTESTS AND CALLS FORCHANGE WITHIN POLICE DEPARTMENTSEVERYWHERE --FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF GEORGEFLOYD WHILE INMINNEAPOLIS POLICE CUSTODY LASTMONTH...TONIGHT -- LOCAL COMMUNITYMEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TOCOME TOGETHER NEAR THEINTERSECTION OF PANAMA LANE ANDWIBLE ROAD IN SOUTHWESTBAKERSFIELD...TONIGHT'S DEMONSTRATION ISEXPECTED TO BE PEACEFUL...THIS IS WHERE WE FIND 23ABC'SLEZLA GOODEN -- SHE JOINS USLIVEFROM THAT INTERSECTION WITH ALOOK AND UPDATE ON THATPROTESTS WHICH IS EXPECTED TOGET UNDERWAY TONIGHT...SHE ALSO HAS MORE ON HOW LONGLOCAL PROTESTS MIGHTLAST AND WHAT THEY ARE WANTINGTO SEE HAPPEN BEFORETHEY WILL STOP...LEZLA??GOOD EVENING WE ARE HERE OFF OFPANAMA LANE AND WIBEL ROADWHERE A GROUP OF DEMONSTRATORSARE OUT HERE FOR THE ELEVENTHDAY IN A ROW..

ORGANIZERS SAYTHEY ARE CHOOSING DIFFERENTLOCATIONS IN THECOMMUNITY, SO ALL OF BAKERSFIELDIS AWARE OF THEISSUES AND CONCERNS OF SYSTEMICRACISM IN POLICING.I AM TOLD BY SEVERAL LEADERS OFTHE DEMONSTRATIONS/PROTEST ..

THAT THEY WILL BEOUT HERE DAILY UNTIL THEY HAVE AFACETO FACE SIT DOWN CONVERSATIONWITH THE BAKERSFIELDPOLICE DEPARTMENT.IT WAS GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH ONMAY 25TH WAS CAPTURED ONVIDEO SHOWING A MINNEAPOLISPOLICE OFFICER KNEELING ON HISNECK FOR OVER 8 MINUTE THATSTARTED THE PROTESTS FORPOLICE REFORM.THOSE OUT HERE TONIGHT AREREFERRING TO THE EIGHTDEMANDS OF REFORM THAT THEYWOULD LIKE TO SEE BPDADOPT-THEY INCLUDE.

DE-ESCALATIONTACTICS, IMMEDIATE BAN OFCHOKEHOLDS/STRANGLEHOLDS,REQUIRE WARNING BEFORESHOOTING...COMPREHENSIVE REPORTING, EXHAUSTALL ALTERNATIVEBEFORE SHOOTING AND OTHER TOOLSTO REDUCE USE OF FORCE BY 72PERCENT.AND AGAIN THE GROUP SAYS THEYWILL CONTINUE TO MARCH TO THE