MADISON, Wis. In the year since George Floyd’s death, people across the country have called for changes to police practices and more oversight of police departments.
Madison is no different, with a number of changes coming to the city’s police department and past actions under review. Here is a look at what’s changed in Madison since May 25, 2020.
Proposals introduced to ban use of tear gas and projectile crowd-control measures
As peaceful protests gave way to unrest in downtown Madison in the days following Floyd’s death last summer, authorities were seen on video using tear gas and other projectiles in an attempt to disperse crowds, often leading to people throwing the canisters back in the direction of police. Authorities did acknowledge using chemical agents on the crowds in the early days of protests and unrest, but did hold off while largely standing back and observing protests later in the summer.
By Jaymes Langrehr
May 25, 2021 | 3:05 PM
MADISON, Wis. â In the year since George Floydâs death, people across the country have called for changes to police practices and more oversight of police departments.
Madison is no different, with a number of changes coming to the cityâs police department and past actions under review. Here is a look at whatâs changed in Madison since May 25, 2020.
Proposals introduced to ban use of tear gas and projectile crowd-control measures
As peaceful protests gave way to unrest in downtown Madison in the days following Floydâs death last summer, authorities were seen on video using tear gas and other projectiles in an attempt to disperse crowds, often leading to people throwing the canisters back in the direction of police. Authorities did acknowledge using chemical agents on the crowds in the early days of protests and unrest, but did hold off while largely standing back and observing protests later in the summer
By Naomi Kowles
Her 5-year-old daughter still has nightmares.
Toshiana Northington says David Lythjohan kicked and punched her and her children in the East Madison Woodmanâs parking lot last summer, using racial slurs after he became angry when her shopping cart temporarily blocked his car.
It was one of at least half a dozen anti-Black crimes investigated in Madison last year, during a period when News 3 Investigates found anti-Black crime more than doubled in Wisconsin amid protests against police violence.
Lythjohan is facing four criminal charges for the incident; all of them include the hate crime penalty that could significantly increase his sentencing if heâs found guilty of the battery and child abuse charges.