Philadelphia City Council Introduces Police Reform Bills

One measure would prohibit police from using chokeholds or restraints that could cause suffocation.

DURING THE UNREST HAS NO PRIORCONTACT WITH POLICE.PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCILIS CONSIDERING A NUMBER OFBILLS THAT COULD BRING BIGCHANGES TO THE POLICEDEPARTMENT INCLUDING ABUSE OFFORCE POLICIES.ONE MEASURE INTRODUCED TODAYWOULD PROHIBIT THE USE OFCHOKE HOLDS.COUNCIL MEMBER CURTIS JONESSPOKE ABOUT THE NEED FORCHANGE.PASS THE LEGISLATION THATWAS PROPOSED TODAY IS NOT ANINDICTMENT ON THE PHILADELPHIAPOLICE DEPARTMENT.ALL OF US, 98% OF THEINDIVIDUALS THAT PROTECT ANDSERVE ARE GOOD INDIVIDUALSTHAT FOLLOW THE RULES ANDREGULATIONS OF NEW JERSEY.THEREFORE, WE HAVE TO DO ISLISTEN TO THE PUBLIC.ANOTHER LEGISLATION BEINGCONSIDERED INCLUDES CREATING ACITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEEAND REINSTATING THE RULE THAT