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San Francisco:
Ending the use of police in response to non-criminal activity;
Addressing police bias
Demilitarizing the police; and
Promoting economic justice.
Seattle:
A unanimous Seattle City Council vote to ban police from using chokeholds, tear gas, pepper spray, and several other crowd control devices
The city will redirect at least $100 million to further invest in community-based programs focused on black youth and adults, including employment programs, businesses, and programs that provide alternatives to arrest and incarcerate.
Portland:
$12 million will be redirected toward communities of color — $7 million would come out of the Portland Police Bureau and $5 million from “other city funds.”
The mayor said he would also be changing policies regarding consent searches for traffic stops, working to strengthen community-led police oversight bodies, and banning chokeholds.
Colorado:
Colorado’s sweeping police accountability bill, passed in the wake of George Floyd’s death, into law
Under the new law, officers are also prohibited from using deadly physical force to apprehend a person who is suspected only of a minor or nonviolent offense.
Law enforcement officers must intervene if a fellow officer is using inappropriate force against a member of the public.
Bans on tear gas, chokeholds
Philadelphia
- Seattle (30-day ban_
- Connecticut
- New York
- Minnesota
- Phoenix
- San Francisco and Berkely, CA
- Dallas and Austin Texas
- Iowa
- The Washington, D.C., (90-day ban)
- Broward County, Florida
- Colorado
Body cameras
- Seattle’s mayor said on June 8 she would order officers to turn on body cameras during protests.
- Denver’s police announced on June 7 that officers and SWAT units would turn on body cameras during “tactical operations,”
- officers need to report “if they intentionally point any firearm at a person.”
- Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive order requires that troopers wear body cameras.
- Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner directed officers on June 10 to wear body cameras while serving no-knock warrants.
Finding new ways to police
- The Minneapolis City Council voted to replace the city’s police department with a community-based public safety model,
- The Georgia House voted to let voters decide to eliminate county police departments
Louisville, Kentucky to ban “no-knock” search warrants in the city. would have saved the life of Brianna Taylor if this was in effect