Black Lives Matter.
The Louisa County Democratic Committee mourns the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many other black lives lost; and supports the NAACP’s common sense reforms:
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- A ban on the use of knee holds and chokeholds as an acceptable practice for police officers.
- The Use of Force Continuum for any police department in the country must ensure that there are at least 6 levels of steps, with clear rules on escalation.
- Each State’s Open Records Act must ensure officer misconduct information and disciplinary histories are not shielded from the public.
- Recertification credentials may be denied for police officers if determined that their use of deadly force was unwarranted by federal guidelines.
- Implementation of Citizen’s Review Boards in municipalities to hold police departments accountable and build public confidence.
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