House and Senate Democrats held a moment of silence at the Capitol's Emancipation Hall on Monday (June 8) for eight minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd and others who have been killed by police officers.
The moment came before the House unveiled a sweeping police reform package, according to the bill. 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. It is the most ambitious chance to law enforcement sought by the legislature in years.
https://twitter.com/RepKarenBass/status/1269999929554075649 Rep. Karen Bass, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, which is leading the effort, described the proposed bill as "bold" and "transformative."
"The world is witnessing the birth of a new movement in this country," she said, according to ABC. "A profession where you have the power to kill should be a profession where you have highly trained officers that are accountable to the public."
The bill addresses several aspects of law enforcement accountability and practices that have come under criticism. It would revise the federal criminal police misconduct statute to make it easier to prosecute officers who are involved in misconduct "knowingly or with reckless disregard."
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