EFF sues police standards agency to obtain use of force training materials
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A man walks by a Black Lives Matter mural in Los Angeles, California, 24 May 2021, as activists call on the mayor and the City Council to pressure Congress to pass the Floyd Police Reform Bill, APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images Police group abusing copyright law to withhold documents, violate Public Records Act.
This statement was originally published on eff.org on 21 May 2021.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to obtain materials showing how police are trained in the use of force, after the organization cited third-party copyright interests to illegally withhold them from the public.
Tuesday, May 25, marks one year since George Floyd, a Black man, was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer.Floyd s murder sparked protests in Massachusetts and across the country most of them peaceful, some violent as demonstrators called for greater accountability for police officers. After seeing the murder of George Floyd, you could not, as a human and someone who believes in humanity, not do something, said Tanisha Sullivan, president of the NAACP s Boston branch. Their voices really did make an impact, Massachusetts State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz.In December 2020, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a sweeping police reform bill into law. The new law, among other changes, set up a commission to certify and decertify police officers, banned the use of chokeholds by police and limited the use of no-knock warrants. While the unimaginable tragedy of his death has served as a catalyst for meaningful racial justice and police reform in Massachusetts and nationwide, our work is no
Mass. Changes Rules On Police In Schools As Boston Weighs Options
Hundreds march with the Coalition of Black Youth in Boston on June 10, 2020.
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Mass. Changes Rules On Police In Schools
Boston sits at a crossroads when it comes to the daily presence of police in schools.
School officials in the city say they are considering shifting the school police force into a team of security specialists dressed not in uniforms, but polo shirts and cargo pants. School leaders are consulting with city officials and Boston police to reexamine whether school-based officers should retain the power to arrest students under a new statewide police reform law.