WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation on Monday to combat cops violence and racial injustice through transformative modification, 2 weeks after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis authorities custody led to across the country demonstrations.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stands with Congressional Democrats during a moment of silence to honor George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others inside Emancipation Hall after weeks of demonstrations against racial inequality in the aftermath in Minneapolis authorities custody of George Floyd, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., June 8,2020 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
The 134- page bill would take various actions consisting of allowing victims of misconduct to sue authorities for damages, restriction chokeholds and need making use of body cams by federal police officers, restrict using lethal force, and assist in independent investigations of authorities departments that show patterns of misbehavior.
” An occupation where you have the power to kill must be an occupation that needs highly trained officers who are responsible to the public,” Agent Karen Bass, who chairs t