Democrats Unveil Police Reform Overhaul, Kneel At Capitol To Honor George Floyd
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The is a long time for an older person to kneel-especially unsupported without anything to
hold onto. I see on twitter that Nancy Pelosi had trouble getting up and maga folks hitting her hard for this.
I truly hate that SOBs!!
Democrats Unveil Police Reform Overhaul, Kneel At Capitol To Honor George Floyd
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-police-reform-propose_n_5ede71c3c5b6d2bc6711ed41
The Justice in Policing Act would limit legal protections for police and create a national database of excessive-force incidents, among other changes.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats proposed a sweeping overhaul of police oversight and procedures Monday, a potentially far-reaching legislative response to the mass protests denouncing the deaths of black Americans in the hands of law enforcement.
Before unveiling the package, House and Senate Democrats held a moment of silence at the Capitol’s Emancipation Hall, reading the names of George Floyd and others killed during police interactions. They knelt for 8 minutes and 46 seconds — now a symbol of police brutality and violence — the length of time prosecutors say Floyd was pinned under a white police officer’s knee before he died.
“We cannot settle for anything less than transformative structural change,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, drawing on the nation’s history of slavery.
The Justice in Policing Act would limit legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force incidents and ban police choke holds, among other changes, according to an early draft. It is the most ambitious change to law enforcement sought by Congress in years.
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, which is leading the effort, said called it “bold” and “transformative.”
“The world is witnessing the birth of a new movement in this country,” Bass said..................................
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and in good physical shape, and I would have had a hard time getting up after kneeling on a hard floor for that long. Fuck ‘em! 
