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Court upholds NYC law banning the types of police restraints that killed George Floyd, Eric Garner
1 year, 1 month ago

Court upholds NYC law banning the types of police restraints that killed George Floyd, Eric Garner

Associated Press  

A New York City law that forbids police from using chokeholds or sitting, kneeling, or standing on someone’s torso during an arrest was upheld Monday by the state’s highest court. However, it noted that for officers to be found criminally liable under the law, they had to apply the banned force voluntarily “not accidentally,” and that “such conduct must fall …

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Bans on chokeholds for federal officers latest in nationwide push to hold police to a ‘higher standard’
3 years, 3 months ago

Bans on chokeholds for federal officers latest in nationwide push to hold police to a ‘higher standard’

CNN  

CNN — The Justice Department announcement Tuesday that federal law enforcement officers will be banned from using neck restraints during arrests and using no-knock entries while executing warrants except in rare cases is part of an ongoing focus on police accountability at local, state and federal levels. “Floyd’s case did bring to light a lot of very critically important issues …

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Floyd killing prompts some states to limit or ban chokeholds
3 years, 7 months ago

Floyd killing prompts some states to limit or ban chokeholds

Associated Press  

Democratic Rep. Leslie Herod had no luck persuading her colleagues in the Colorado Legislature to ban police from using chokeholds after the death of a 23-year-old Black man in suburban Aurora in 2019. Within a month of Floyd’s death, Colorado lawmakers took the step they had avoided after the death of Elijah McClain and approved a ban on chokeholds as …

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Indiana law enforcement reform bill earns widespread support
3 years, 11 months ago

Indiana law enforcement reform bill earns widespread support

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing police accountability and enacting criminal justice reform received early support from Indiana’s legislators, law enforcement leaders and community groups Tuesday, following calls for action from the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus. The bill would also establish a procedure for the law enforcement training board to decertify officers who commit misconduct, and would ease …

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Ban on chokeholds among California criminal justice reforms
4 years, 3 months ago

Ban on chokeholds among California criminal justice reforms

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Spurred by the slayings of George Floyd and other Black people in police custody across the country, California Gov. Still, Assemblyman Mike Gipson said his bill was spurred by Floyd and “many others have cried out, ‘I can’t breathe,’ and law enforcement must now use alternative methods to restrain a suspect instead of these life-threatening holds.” California’s …

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Ban on chokeholds among California criminal justice reforms
4 years, 3 months ago

Ban on chokeholds among California criminal justice reforms

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom signed a bill Wednesday that will phase out the state’s remaining juvenile prisons. Still, Assemblyman Mike Gipson said his bill was spurred by Floyd and “many others have cried out, ‘I can’t breathe,’ and law enforcement must now use alternative methods to restrain a suspect instead of these life-threatening holds.” California’s ban applies to arm-based grips, including chokeholds, …

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Nevada passes policing bills, including a ban on chokeholds
4 years, 5 months ago

Nevada passes policing bills, including a ban on chokeholds

Associated Press  

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada took its first steps toward joining the growing number of state Legislatures throughout the United States that have revisited laws governing police conduct in light of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, who died after an officer pressed a knee to his neck. The state Senate and Assembly passed bills Saturday that, if signed …

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Explainer: US police reform bills compared
4 years, 6 months ago

Explainer: US police reform bills compared

Al Jazeera  

As congressional lawmakers work towards one of the most ambitious policing overhauls in decades, there is increasing division between Republicans and Democrats about how to accomplish a common goal. Chokeholds The Democrats’ bill would specifically ban the use of chokeholds and carotid holds at the federal level, while the Republican bill incentivises police departments to limit chokeholds through grant funding. …

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Colorado governor signs bill mandating police body cameras and banning chokeholds
4 years, 6 months ago

Colorado governor signs bill mandating police body cameras and banning chokeholds

CNN  

CNN — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed new police accountability legislation into law on Friday that would create new officer requirements including body cameras and limits on using deadly force. The bill requires that all police officers use activated body cameras or dashboard cameras during service calls or officer-initiated public interactions. Gavin Newsom directed police departments last week to stop …

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Utah passes bill banning use of knee-to-neck chokeholds
4 years, 6 months ago

Utah passes bill banning use of knee-to-neck chokeholds

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers voted to ban knee-to-neck chokeholds similar to the one used in the death of George Floyd during a special session Thursday, though the measure stops short of criminalizing the use of all chokehold methods. Democratic Rep. Sandra Hollins, the bill’s sponsor, said the legislation is only the “beginning of this conversation.” “Our community is …

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GOP unveils police reform bill as Democrats move to advance theirs
4 years, 6 months ago

GOP unveils police reform bill as Democrats move to advance theirs

LA Times  

Greater disclosure of police use of force and no-knock warrants, as well as financial incentives for local law enforcement departments to ban chokeholds, are the centerpieces of a Senate GOP policing reform bill announced Wednesday. The George Floyd incident certainly accelerated this conversation,” Sen. Tim Scott said while unveiling his policing proposal Wednesday morning at a news conference with Senate …

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Senate GOP to restrict police chokeholds in emerging bill
4 years, 6 months ago

Senate GOP to restrict police chokeholds in emerging bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Driven by a swift-moving national debate, Senate Republicans are on the brink of introducing an extensive package of policing changes with new restrictions on police chokeholds and other practices as Congress rushes to respond to mass demonstrations over the deaths of George Floyd and other black Americans. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opened the chamber Monday declaring that …

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How Decades Of Bans On Police Chokeholds Have Fallen Short
4 years, 6 months ago

How Decades Of Bans On Police Chokeholds Have Fallen Short

NPR  

How Decades Of Bans On Police Chokeholds Have Fallen Short Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Pizzello/AP Chris Pizzello/AP In the wake of George Floyd's death, a flashpoint in the debates over police reform has been the push to ban chokeholds nationwide. But an NPR review of bans on neck restraints in some of the nation's largest police departments found …

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Nancy Pelosi says a police ‘chokehold is a lynching’ and she’s confident Republicans will agree to ban them
4 years, 6 months ago

Nancy Pelosi says a police ‘chokehold is a lynching’ and she’s confident Republicans will agree to ban them

CNN  

CNN — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to police chokeholds as “a lynching” Monday evening and said she’s confident Republican lawmakers will agree to ban them. Her comments come as Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are working to advance two competing police reform bills, with the Democratic legislation going further in several respects by banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants. …

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Donald Trump says US police should end chokeholds in wake of George Floyd death, apart from during 'bad scuffles'
4 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump says US police should end chokeholds in wake of George Floyd death, apart from during 'bad scuffles'

ABC  

US President Donald Trump says police use of chokeholds "should be ended" in most instances. Key points: Mr Trump says he doesn't like chokeholds as a common police practice There is support on both sides of Congress for a ban on chokeholds Minneapolis has passed a resolution to replace its police department in wake of George Floyd's death However, he …

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Trump says chokeholds by police should generally ‘be ended’
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump says chokeholds by police should generally ‘be ended’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he’d like to see an end to the police use of chokeholds, except in certain circumstances. “I don’t like chokeholds,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News Channel that aired Friday. Eric Garner died in 2014 after a police chokehold, though the officer responsible maintains he used a different, legal takedown maneuver called …

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Austin bans use of choke-holds, limits police budget
4 years, 6 months ago

Austin bans use of choke-holds, limits police budget

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin City Council and Mayor Steve Adler unanimously approved five items to reform the city’s police department following weeks of protests against police brutality. The City Council also directed that the budget allocated to the police department not include any new sworn police officers, eliminate sworn positions that the police department can’t reasonably fill in FY …

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Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban

NPR  

Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban Enlarge this image toggle caption Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said Friday that "generally speaking," he thinks police should avoid using chokeholds, but he stopped short of saying he supports a ban on the tactic, explaining that he felt …

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Salt Lake City police latest agency to ban chokeholds
4 years, 6 months ago

Salt Lake City police latest agency to ban chokeholds

Associated Press  

Salt Lake City police became the latest law enforcement agency to formally ban chokeholds under new policy released Wednesday that comes in the the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis that has led to calls for police reform. At a city council work session Tuesday, Chief Mike Brown said this new policy reflects what was already standard procedure for …

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George Floyd Laid To Rest In Houston After Emotional Service
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd Laid To Rest In Houston After Emotional Service

NPR  

George Floyd Laid To Rest In Houston After Emotional Service Thousands of people in Houston and around the country watched the funeral of George Floyd. JOHN BURNETT, BYLINE: The Reverend Remus Wright set the tone early in the service when he called on his packed church, The Fountain of Praise, to send George Floyd out in style. BURNETT: Houston could …

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The cities, states and countries finally putting an end to police neck restraints
4 years, 7 months ago

The cities, states and countries finally putting an end to police neck restraints

CNN  

CNN — Police departments around the world are moving to ban neck restraints in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the widespread protests that followed. Gavin Newsom directed police departments last week to stop training officers to use carotid holds, calling the technique “a strangle hold that puts people’s lives at risk.” Carotid restraints are performed by compressing the …

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Protesters heartened by swift reform, but vow broader change
4 years, 7 months ago

Protesters heartened by swift reform, but vow broader change

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — In the two weeks since George Floyd’s killing, police departments have banned chokeholds, Confederate monuments have fallen and officers have been arrested and charged amid large global protests against violence by police and racism. A judge on Monday halted the move for 10 days, but a spokeswoman for the governor said he remained committed to removing the “divisive …

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Denver fully bans chokeholds, requires report for aimed guns
4 years, 7 months ago

Denver fully bans chokeholds, requires report for aimed guns

Associated Press  

DENVER — Denver’s police department is changing policies regarding its use of force and body cameras in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody. As more people demonstrated in Denver Sunday evening, the department released a statement saying that it has banned the use of chokeholds with no exceptions effective immediately. The department also …

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Ban police chokeholds after George Floyd's death: Dutch coalition party
4 years, 7 months ago

Ban police chokeholds after George Floyd's death: Dutch coalition party

NL Times  

Coalition party D66 wants to ban the police from using chokeholds on people. The chokehold too often leads to fatalities and "has also come to symbolize situations in which the monopoly on violence is aimed at an unarmed person of color," the party said to NOS. "A police force for all should not use a technique that too often kills, …

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