Police reforms are quickly taking hold across the country after death of George Floyd

CNN — One reform repeals a New York state statute that kept secret the personnel and disciplinary records of police officers, leaving the public in the dark about officers’ abuse histories. “But I don’t think it negates the need for federal enforcement and, more importantly, for federal leadership on this issue.” Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says he supports national policing standards. “It remains beyond shameful that we still don’t know and don’t require police departments to report when police officers kill people,” he said. “So putting in place national standards for transparency that every police department has to report in a similar way when officers use force, when they’re accused of misconduct, when they stop people, when they search people, those are critically important reforms.” The president promises police reform executive order Video Ad Feedback Trump warns against 'falsely labeling' people as racists 01:40 - Source: CNN Changes in policing policy have been quickly enacted throughout the countrysince a video showed former officer Derek Chauvin last month kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes. “Police officers would be the first people to tell you, ‘We’re being asked to solve all the nation’s problems and we’re not equipped to do so,” Futterman said.