How a Sweeping New Proposal Would Limit Police Use of Force in N.Y.
The state’s attorney general seeks to create a “last resort” rule for officers’ use of physical force, and to impose new criminal penalties for those who break it.
Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, said the proposal was “an important step in addressing the shortfalls of our criminal justice system.”Credit...Libby March for The New York Times
May 21, 2021
Police officers in New York could only use physical force as a last resort, would have to meet a higher threshold for using deadly force and would face new criminal penalties for violating those guidelines under a sweeping legislative proposal unveiled on Friday.