PRONE investigation has found plenty of other deaths that deserve additional scrutiny.
Two cities – Denver and Minneapolis – have decided not to wait for potential legislation on prolonged prone restraint. After the first part of
PRONE aired in both cities, the two police departments elected to change the way they train their officers.
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NTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: It’s difficult to watch officers continue to make the same mistake
The warning arrived in the email inboxes of all badged members of the Denver Sheriff Department on Nov. 2, 2015.
“Once a subject has been restrained, immediately place him/her into a recovery position (lying on his/her side or seated upright,” the training bulletin said.
The death of George Floyd: A look back 1 year later
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George Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020, and in the last year, his death has sparked demonstrations around the world, changes to law enforcement policy on the local and national level, and a high-profile trial which ended in the conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer for murder.
Hereâs a brief timeline of some of the momentous changes in this country since Floydâs death.
May 25, 2020
On Memorial Day, George Floyd and a friend went to Cup Foods in Minneapolis around 8 p.m. local time. Officers were called after employees alleged Floyd used a counterfeit bill inside the store.
Biden says We Have to Act on police reform
ANI
26 May 2021, 07:37 GMT+10
Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI): On the first death anniversary of George Floyd, US President Joe Biden has asked the country s legislators to expedite the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act , a police reform bill brought in to raise the accountability of law enforcement officers. The negotiations on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in Congress are ongoing. I have strongly supported the legislation that passed the House, and I appreciate the good-faith efforts from Democrats and Republicans to pass a meaningful bill out of the Senate. It s my hope they will get a bill to my desk quickly, Biden said in a statement on Tuesday.
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 remains stalled in the Senate Author: CBS News, Megan Rivers Published: 4:01 AM EDT May 25, 2021 Updated: 8:52 AM EDT May 25, 2021
WASHINGTON It’s been one year since the world first witnessed the murder of George Floyd. His final moments were caught on camera by bystanders who begged a former police officer to get off of him. His death led to months of unrest around the nation. Calls for change are still echoing in cities and states, and Tuesday, the family of George Floyd will meet with President Biden at the White House on the anniversary of his death.
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