Washington State governor signs police reform bill amid the outcry for racial justice and social justice
May 18, 2021
SEATTLE (AGN.News) – The Governor of the U.S. state of Washington signed a bill that will change the dynamics of policing in the state. This police reform will make policing more-friendly to communities of color according to many who witnessed the evolution of the bill.
The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day, 25 May 2020, by a 19 year police veteran, Derek Chauvin, on a city street in broad daylight in front of many witnesses including a 11 year old girl and a trained first responder, and the deaths of Black people in the U.S. by police, was the catalyst that led to the police reform bill according to those in attendance.
Governor Jay Inslee signed the bill on Tuesday, 18 May 2021. The bill is one of the most comprehensive police reform bills in history. The bill bans the use of chokeholds, neck restraints, and no-knock warrants like the one used by police in Louisville that helped lead to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black or African American first-responder.
The bill also requires other officers to intervene when excessive force is being used by a fellow officer or officers. While Derek Chauvin was in the process of murdering George Floyd, fellow officers made no attempt to stop him during the nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds he kept his knee on George Floyd’s neck, even as the crowd begged him to stop and as George Floyd repeatedly said he could not breath.
The bills also create an independent office to review the use of deadly force by police, make it easier to decertify police for bad acts, and require officers to use “reasonable care,” including exhausting de-escalation tactics, in carrying out their duties. The use of tear gas and car chases are restricted and it’s easier to sue officers when they inflict injury.
“As of noon today, we will have the best, most comprehensive, most transparent, most effective police accountability laws in the United States,” Inslee said before signing the bills.
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