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Originally Posted by Chicks
Colorado passes sweeping police reform bill
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorad...e-reform-bill/
All local and state police officers must wear body cameras by 2023
Body camera footage must be made public
Chokeholds are prohibited
Shooting at fleeing suspects is prohibited
Deadly force can only be used if a person's life is imminent danger
Police must report every instance in which they stop someone who they suspect of a crime; they must also include that person's race, gender, and ethnicity
Police must report other officers for wrongdoing
Officers can be held personally liable for damages up to $25,000 if they are found guilty of violating an individual's civil rights
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Perfectly sensible reforms for out-of-control cops.
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Ok so deadly force can be used if a person's life is in imminent danger. Hmmm sounds like it's still up to the cops discretion to shoot a fleeing suspect or use a chokehold.
Having body cams on all cops and making the footage available to the public could be good.
Making a cop themselves liable to $25000 for civil rights violations not sure about since our courts can be wishy washy.
Some things are good some I'm not sure about. One issue I see are cops being sued because a suspect does get away and causes harm to someone else.
I'm not advocating or discounting any new laws currently being made, yet. Just adding another view to look at.