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That trial, however, had a very different result. The officer was found not guilty.
When asked about the outcome of Floyd’s murder trial, Gray-Hopkins said she was “pleased” and “ecstatic. She stops short of calling the verdict justice, instead referring to it as accountability.
“Justice would be if we didn’t have to go through these trials at all,” she said.
Police in MD have killed 200 people over 20 years and many are left to live with the trauma of police violence. I am one of those people. It’s time to pass the strongest police reform bill possible. #GaryHopkinsJrLifeMattetedhttps://t.co/mfGspSymYj#MDGA21 Marion Gray-Hopkins (@msghopkins) March 25, 2021
Maryland Becomes First State To Repeal Police Bill Of Rights
Baltimore police officers. Image: Baltimore Police Department.
Maryland enacted historic police accountability measures Saturday becoming the first state to repeal its law enforcement bill of rights.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed the measures, but the state Senate and House, which are under Democratic control, overrode Hogan’s veto.
The measures raise the bar for officers to use force, restrict no-knock warrants, mandates body cameras for all officers, give residents a voice in the discipline of officers, and opens allegations of police wrongdoing to the public.
“Maryland is leading the nation in transforming our broken policing system,” House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County), told the
After decades of secrecy, Maryland might make police disciplinary records public
Steve Thompson, The Washington Post
March 5, 2021
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1of3Marion Gray Hopkins with Coalition of Concerned Mothers speaks during a rally promoting police-accountability legislation on Thursday in Annapolis.Washington Post photo by Bonnie Jo Mount.Show MoreShow Less
2of3Del. Sheila Ruth, D-Baltimore County, gestures in support of activists promoting police-accountability bills on Thursday outside the state house in Annapolis.Washington Post photo by Bonnie Jo Mount.Show MoreShow Less
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Maryland is among about 20 states that prohibit the release of police disciplinary records, meaning the public cannot find out whether an officer has been the subject of complaints or faced punishment for misconduct.