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Anonymous Coward User ID: 38907753 United States 03/03/2021 10:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The House voted 220-212 on Wednesday evening to pass a policing bill named for George Floyd, the Black man whose death in Minneapolis last year led to nationwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice. Quoting: Anon Braveheart The legislation overhauls qualified immunity for police officers, bans chokeholds at the federal level, prohibits no-knock warrants in federal drug cases and outlaws racial profiling. It would also establish a national registry of police misconduct to be managed by the Department of Justice. [link to www.axios.com (secure)] |
Anon Braveheart
(OP) User ID: 76517917 United States 03/03/2021 10:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY H.R. 1280 – George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 (Rep. Bass, D-CA, and 197 cosponsors) To make our communities safer, we must begin by rebuilding trust between law enforcement and the people they are entrusted to serve and protect. We cannot rebuild that trust if we do not hold police officers accountable for abuses of power and tackle systemic misconduct – and systemic racism – in police departments. President Biden has a long record of championing meaningful policing reform and previously called for the Congress to enact provisions like those in H.R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. The Administration encourages the House to pass this legislation, and looks forward to working with the Congress to enact a landmark policing reform law. [link to www.whitehouse.gov (secure)] Anon Braveheart |
Anon Braveheart
(OP) User ID: 76517917 United States 03/03/2021 10:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | FEBRUARY 24, 2021 Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after House Democrats re-introduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act: “Last summer, George Floyd spoke his final words – ‘I can’t breathe’ – and changed the course of history in our nation. Today, by re-introducing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, the House is again joining the American people to turn this moment of agony into one of action, as we honor George Floyd’s life and the lives of all killed by police brutality. “The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will address systemic racism, curb police brutality and save lives. This legislation includes bold reforms, which ban chokeholds, stop no-knock warrants, end the court-created qualified immunity doctrine, combat racial profiling, and establish strong new standards and protections to prevent and combat police misconduct. “Sadly, despite mass protests across America and a renewed focus on the crisis of racial injustice, the epidemic of police brutality continues – with more police killings occurring last year than in the year before, and with communities of color and vulnerable groups disproportionately bearing the brunt of this cruelty. We must act decisively and urgently to end the injustice. “Working with the Biden-Harris Administration and the millions of Americans marching and demanding action, we will not stop working until this legislation becomes law.” [link to www.speaker.gov (secure)] Anon Braveheart |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 73409964 United States 03/03/2021 10:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The legislation overhauls qualified immunity for police officers, bans chokeholds at the federal level, prohibits no-knock warrants in federal drug cases and outlaws racial profiling. Quoting: Anon Braveheart Scary stupid. They've outlawed something that may/may not exist in someone else's head, and have yet (that I know of) to define it legally. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 38907753 United States 03/03/2021 10:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The legislation overhauls qualified immunity for police officers, bans chokeholds at the federal level, prohibits no-knock warrants in federal drug cases and outlaws racial profiling. Quoting: Anon Braveheart Scary stupid. They've outlawed something that may/may not exist in someone else's head, and have yet (that I know of) to define it legally. I'm sick of the racism and hip hop is a culture. |
Anon Braveheart
(OP) User ID: 76517917 United States 03/03/2021 10:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | With Biden's backing, Dems pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act: Cheered on by President Joe Biden, House Democrats hustled Wednesday to pass the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, able to avoid clashing with moderates in their own party who are wary of reigniting a debate they say hurt them during last fall's election “My city is not an outlier, but rather an example of the inequalities our country has struggled with for centuries,” said Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who represents the Minneapolis area near where Floyd died. She asked her colleagues if they would "have the moral courage to pursue justice and secure meaningful change?” “Black Americans have endured generations of systemic racism and discrimination for too long, and this has been painfully evident in their treatment by law enforcement," said Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash, who chairs the moderate New Democrat Coalition. Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci issued the following statement Wednesday night: "On behalf of the family of George Floyd, we are deeply gratified and grateful for the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives in passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, responding to the mandate issued by thousands of Americans who took to the streets last summer to raise their voices for change. This represents a major step forward to reform the relationship between police officers and communities of color and impose accountability on law enforcement officers whose conscious decisions preserve the life or cause the death of Americans, including so many people of color. Now we urge the Senate to follow suit and send this important legislation to President Biden." [link to kstp.com (secure)] (less than 50%) Anon Braveheart |