There are 21 cities in Florida that have police review boards, including Fort Myers and Bradenton, and bills introduced in the Florida legislature would prohibit them. A bill sponsor said the boards are divisive only second-guess police and don't have the experience to do that.
A proposal would do away with existing police review boards around the state and prevent local governments from creating panels to delve into complaints of police wrongdoing.
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