But Entenman and other Democratic lawmakers and activists say the slate of bills the Legislature is sending to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk do indeed represent many steps forward when it comes to police accountability and public safety in Washington.
There are bills that curb police tactics and equipment, restricting the use of tear gas, chokeholds and neck restraints and banning no-knock warrants; that create an independent office to review the use of deadly force by police; that require officers to intervene if their colleagues engage in excessive force; and that make it easier to decertify officers for bad acts. Lawmakers in several states have taken aim at no-knock warrants since the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor during a botched police raid in her Kentucky home.
Slew of police reform bills headed to Gov Jay Inslee s desk
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Slew of police reform bills headed to Gov Jay Inslee s desk
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