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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney Unveils New Agenda For Police Reform

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney Unveils New Agenda For Police Reform
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney Unveils New Agenda For Police Reform
Howard Monroe reports.

NEXT TO HIS MOTHER.DANYA BACCHUS, CBS NEWSHOUSTON TEXAS.LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTERFLOYD'S DEATH SPARKED PROTESTSWORLDWIDE PHILADELPHIA MAYORJIM KENNEY UNVEILS A NEWAGENDA FOR POLICE REFORM.HOWARD MONROE IS IN SOUTHWESTPHILADELPHIA WHERE THE POLICECOMMISSIONER IS HOLDING AROUND TABLE DISCUSSION.HOWARD.Reporter: WELL, JESSICA,WE WERE HOPING THAT THE POLICECOMMISSIONER WAS GOING TO BEHERE.HOWEVER, SHE HAS NOT YET SHOWNUP.NOW, THIS ROUND TABLEDISCUSSION IS JUST ABOUTGETTING UNDER WAY.IT BEING SPONSORED BYCOUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON.HE SAYS HE WANTS TO USE THISTO BUILD A BRIDGE BETWEEN THECOMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.OVER THE COURSE OF MANY OFTHESE PROTESTS, PEOPLE HAVEDEMANDED POLICE REFORMS.THIS AFTERNOON MAYOR KENNEYRELEASED 13 NEW REFORMS THEYINTEND TO IMPLEMENT.THEY INCLUDE UPDATES TO USE OFFORCE POLICIES, CREATING ACIVILIAN OVERSIGHT COMMISSION,NEW STAFF WILL BE HIRED TOFOCUS ON MISCONDUCT ANDBRUTALITY.THERE ARE ALSO COLLECTIVEBARGAINING WITH THE POLICEUNION.THE MAYOR IS ELIMINATING THEINCREASE IN THE POLICEDEPARTMENT'S BUDGET.HE HAD PROPOSED TO INCREASETHEIR BUDGET BY 14 MYLODONSBUT YESTERDAY 14 OF THE CITY'S17 COUNCIL MEMBERS INDICATEDTHEY WOULDN'T APPROVE THEINCREASE.THE MAYOR CONCEDED IT WAS ALOSING BATTLE.PART THAT OF ADDITIONALMONEY FOR WAS BODY CAMERAS ANDOTHER TRAINING THAT WE WANTEDTO DO ON BIAS AND ANTIRACISTTRAINING SO WE'LL TRY TOFIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THATDONE IN ANOTHER WAY BUT IT WASCLEAR WE WEREN'T GOING TO HAVEVOTES, 14 VOTES FOR THEINCREASE AND WE'LL READJUST.I THINK IT'S A VERY HELPFULTOOL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TOHAVE.BUT WE HAVE TO ENSURE THATTHERE ARE MECHANISMS IN PLACETO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOTOVERUSING THEM OR MISUSINGTHEM.Reporter: NOW, THAT WASPOLICE COMMISSIONER DANIELLEOUTLAW DISCUSSING THECONTROVERSIAL STOP AND FRISKPOLICY.IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN ONE OFTHE POLICE REFORMS THAT THEMAYOR'S OFFICE IS HOPING TOIMPLEMENT.NOW, AS FOR THE BUDGET, THAT

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