NWA activists reflect on anniversary of George s Floyd death and progress made in Arkansas Share Updated: 9:41 PM CDT May 25, 2021 Share Updated: 9:41 PM CDT May 25, 2021
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Show Transcript YEAR AGO. THERE WERE PROTESTS BEING HERE HELD HERE AT THE BENTONVILLE SQUARE AND ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND THE RIVER VALYLE LOCAL LEADERS IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMNIMUTY. SAY THOSE PROTESTSPA SRKED CONVERSATIONS, BUT NOW A YEAR LATER THEYAY S IT’S TIME TO ACT ON THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE CANNOT HAVE ANOTHER GEORGE FLOYD. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO EXPERNCIEE WHAT WE’VE EXPERIENCED YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER. ARE IN OUR COUNTRY AS ITEL RATES TO PEOPLE OF COLOR BEING KILLED PROTESTERS AND ACTIVISTS TOOK TO THE STREETS FROM BENTONVILLE TO FAYETTEVILLE TO FORT SMITH IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS FOLLOWING GEORGE FLOYD ’ MURDER SOME NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PROTESTERS EVEN TRAVELED TO ZINC ARKANSAS WHERE THE LEADER OF THE KKK LIVES FOR THEIRST F PROTEST OF ITS KIND IT
Gov. Hutchinson signs bill requiring annual police training to combat the use of excessive force
The bill requires annual training for officers in their duty to intervene when they observe the use of excessive force by another law enforcement officer. Author: Micah Wilson Updated: 8:01 PM CDT April 21, 2021
JOHNSON, Arkansas Police officers in Arkansas will now receive more annual training to combat the use of excessive force.
On Tuesday (April 20) Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a bill into law that aims to prevent excessive force amongst officers. This law comes on the same day the jury reached a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.