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Lawmakers propose bill that would track police misconduct, use of force

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Lawmakers propose bill that would track police misconduct, use of force
Lawmakers propose bill that would track police misconduct, use of force

Democrats are proposing the Justice In Policing Act of 2020 to Congress, a bill that aims to create a national standard for police to include reporting police misconduct and use of force.

A NUMBER OF WAYS.BUT AS WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'SMICHELLE QUESADA LEARNS, IT'SLEGISLATION THAT IS GUARANTEEDTO BE MET WITH OPPOSITION&<< THE PRESIDENT OF THE PALMBEACH COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENTASSOCIATION ASSURING ME THEJUSTICE IN POLICING ACT OF2020 WILL NOT BE RECEIVED WELLBY POLICE UNIONS& HE'S NOTAGAINST HAVING A STANDARDSTATE AND LOCAL POLICE WOULDHAVE TO FOLLOW - BUT SAYS THEUNIONS HAVE TO BE A PART OFTHE CONVERSATION.

PKG: ASTHOUSANDS MARCH IN FLORIDADEMANDING CHANGE AFTER THETRAGIC DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYDIN MINNESOTA LOCALCONGRESSIONAL LEADERS SAY THEYARE LISTENING& 0:57 IM SOPROUD TO BE AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR OF A BILL THAT THEHOUSE DEMOCRATS UNVEILED TODAYTO INCREASE POLICEACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPROVETRANSPARENCY CONGRESSWOMANLOIS FRANKEL SAYS THE KEYCOMPONENTS OF THE JUSTICE INPOLICING ACT OF 2020 FOCUS ONHOLDING POLICE ACCOUNTABLE -CREATING A NATIONAL REGISTRYTO TRACK POLICE MISCONDUCT ANDUSE OF FORCE AND BANNINGCERTAIN MANEUVERS THAT BLOCKOXYGEN AND BLOOD FLOW.

4:08 SOMUCH OF THIS IS UP TO YOURSTATE GOVERNMENT, YOUR LOCALGOVERNMENT WE CERTAINLY HOPETHAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AMODEL FOR THEM, THERE WILL BEINCENTIVES FOR THEM, FINANCIALINCENTIVES SO THAT THEY WILLGO ALONG WITH THIS UNDER THEPROPOSED BILL STATES THAT DONOT COMPLY WITH DATACOLLECTION WILL NOT RECEIVEANY FEDERAL FUNDING FORPOLICING OR LAW ENFORCEMENTASSISTANCE.

4:13 WHEN WE GETSOMETHING STUFFED DOWN OURTHROATS WE'RE NOT GOING TOAGREE TO IT PALM BEACH COUNTYPOLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONPRESIDENT - JOHN KAZANJIANCALLS THE NATIONAL DATABASETOO AMBIGUOUS.

3:51 I COULD BEWORKING IN A HIGH HIGH CRIMEAREA AND I CAN HAVE 10-15 USEOF FORCES AND NEXT YOU THINGKNOW, I'M LABELED AS A GUYTHAT USES TOO MUCH USE OFFORCE HE AGRESS THERE NEEDS TOBE BETTER HIRING PRACTICES ANDA STANDARD BUT SAYS - BRINGPOLICE UNIONS TO THE TABLE.TAG: CONGRESSWOMAN FRANKEL ISOPTIMISTIC THE BILL WILL MOVETHROUGH HOUSE COMMITTEES ANDWILL BE HEARD ON THE HOUSEFLOOR BY THE END OF THE MONTH.THEN IT WOULD HAVE TO MOVE TOTHE SENATE.

IN WEST PALM BEACHMQ - WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5.

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