Philadelphia City Council Members Calling For Change Within Police Department

HAD 12 BROKEN RIBS AND ALSOSEVERAL CRACKED VERTEBRAE.ANOTHER BIG STORYPHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCILMEMBERS ARE PUSHING FORCHANGES WITHIN THE CITY POLICEDEPARTMENT.AND THIS COMES IN THE MIDST OFPROTESTS IN RESPONSE TO GEORGEFLOYD'S DEATH."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERTRANG DO LIVE THIS MORNING,OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL WITH MOREON WHAT THOSE PROPOSALS WOULDMEAN FOR POLICE.TRANG?JANELLE, 14 OF THECOUNCIL'S 17 MEMBERS CALLINGFOR MORE TRANSPARENCY IN THEPOLICE DEPARTMENT.THEY ARE ALSO SPEAKING OUTAGAINST A PROPOSED INCREASE INTHE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET FORNEXT YEAR.WE SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY.Reporter: WHAT 14 MEMBERSEVERY CITY COUNCIL DO NOTSUPPORT IS PROPOSED14 MILLION-DOLLAR INCREASE INTHE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGETFOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.FOURTEEN CAN GO INTO THOSEAREAS THAT WILL ACTUALLY TAKEPRESSURE AWAY FROM THE WARNINGTHE OFFICER ARE ALREADYOVERBURDENED IN DOING.SENTIMENT EXPRESS NADLER TOMAYBE JIM KENNEY MONDAY, WHERECOUNCIL MEMBERS ARGUED THAT AT$750 MILLION.POLICE SPENDING ALREADY AFIFTH OF THE CITY TOTALBUDGET.THEY SAY THIS INCREASE COMESWHILE THE MAYOR HAS PROPOSEDDEEP CUTS TO QUOTE EVERY OTHERWE CAN'T BE SLASHINGLIBRARIES.PLAYGROUNDS AND RECREATIONCENTER BUDGETS.WE CAN'T BE SLASHING THEHOUSING TRUST FUNDS THAT WILLALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO NOTBECOME HOMELESS.COUNCIL HOMES KENYATTAJOHNSON AND KENDRA BROOKS SAYFUNDING SOCIAL PROGRAMS WILLHELP LIFT THE BURDENS END ONPOLICE OFFICERS.WE'RE ASKING POLICEOFFICERS TO ADDRESS SOCIALPROBLEMS.YOU KNOW, COULD BE BETTERADDRESSED BY SOCIAL WORKERS,HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS,EDUCATION.THE LETTER ALSO PROPOSEDSEVERAL REFORMS, INCLUDINGBANNING THE USE OF SITTING ORKNEELING ON A PERSON'S NECK,FACE OR HEAD, CRAFT IN THERESPONSE TO THE DEATH OFGEORGE FLOYD IN MINNEAPOLIS,POLICE CUSTODY.THE GROUP IS ALSO CALLING FORTHE CITY RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTFOR POLICE OFFICERS TO BEREINSTATED.WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT,YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS THE PLACETHAT YOU CHOOSE TO SERVE ANDPROTECT, THAT YOU KNOW IT IS APLACE THAT YOU CALL HOME ASWELL.IN COUNCILMAN JOHNSON SAYSIT IS NOT YET CLEAR WHY THEMAYOR HAS ROW QUESTIONSDOLLARS AN INCREASE IN THEPOLICE BUDGET.THEY HAVE NOT BEEN BRIEFED ONTHE DETAILS THAT FAR BUDGETJUST YET.BUT FOR NOW, LIVE FROM CITY