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Reading through the package of bills being proposed by Tony Evers in Wisconsin - a thread: https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gov-tony-evers-calls-for-action-on-police-reform-bills-following-kenosha-police-shooting-of/article_7f3468cf-13ce-5fb6-835f-f21fa60e0132.html
The proposed legislation would:
Establish statewide use-of-force standards for all law enforcement agencies identifying the use of deadly force as only allowable as a last resort and that such use of force should be limited to the least amount of force necessary.
Establish statewide use-of-force standards for all law enforcement agencies identifying the use of deadly force as only allowable as a last resort and that such use of force should be limited to the least amount of force necessary.
Require officers to complete eight hours of training on the use of force and de-escalation techniques annually.
Create a $1 million grant program, administered by the Department of Justice, to fund community organizations that work to mediate conflicts.
Create a $1 million grant program, administered by the Department of Justice, to fund community organizations that work to mediate conflicts.
Require law enforcement agencies to develop policies banning the use of choke holds.
Require law enforcement agencies to prepare policies for the use of force and make such policies publicly available.
Require law enforcement agencies to prepare policies for the use of force and make such policies publicly available.
Create a state law allowing for civil suits against unnecessarily calling police for the intent of infringing on a personâs constitutional rights.
Prohibit no-knock search warrants.
Prohibit no-knock search warrants.
Not one of these things would limit contact between the police and Black people. Not one of these things is a measure to defund the police. These are reforms that we know will not work because you cannot train someone to not shoot someone in the back.
They want to give $1 Million dollars TO THE DOJ to fund community organizations on mediate conflict.
1. Jacob Blake WAS mediating a conflict when the state attempted to murder him.
2. Wisconsin spends over $2B dollars a year on policing alone! https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2020/07/07/wisconsin-budget-32-cities-devote-most-spending-to-police/
1. Jacob Blake WAS mediating a conflict when the state attempted to murder him.
2. Wisconsin spends over $2B dollars a year on policing alone! https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2020/07/07/wisconsin-budget-32-cities-devote-most-spending-to-police/
3. We should not be giving money to the DOJ to do anything in the community.
What does that department have to be in charge of anything? Not only are you not defunding the police, you are giving them more money!
What does that department have to be in charge of anything? Not only are you not defunding the police, you are giving them more money!
This is not a community violence prevention issue - this is a police violence issue.
Two cities in Wisconsin were named the worst places to be Black. This is a crisis and nothing laid out in the governor's proposal comes close to addressing it. https://www.wpr.org/report-milwaukee-racine-rank-worst-cities-african-americans-live
Two cities in Wisconsin were named the worst places to be Black. This is a crisis and nothing laid out in the governor's proposal comes close to addressing it. https://www.wpr.org/report-milwaukee-racine-rank-worst-cities-african-americans-live
