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Byron Williams died in police custody in Las Vegas after he was detained for allegedly riding a bike without a safety light. Now his family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Williams, 50, “was unarmed and hadn’t done a single thing wrong when police decided to stop him, then chase him and literally press the life out of him,” attorney
Ben Crump said at a news conference Thursday.
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“If we don’t do something, there will be another Byron Williams, another George Floyd,” Crump added.
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Bill designed to reduce racially motivated or intimidating calls to police passes Nevada Legislature
NEWS: Legislation allowing people to sue those who falsely call the police with discriminatory motivations, AB 157, has been sent to Governor Steve Sisolak s desk for a signature.
and last updated 2021-05-24 08:27:02-04
CARSON CITY (KTNV) â In response to a slate of viral videos showing people call, or threaten to call, the police on people of color who ve not committed a crime or with the intention of threatening the person of color, the Nevada Legislature introduced AB 157.
The bill would allow anyone who d been the victim of a false call to police based on discrimination to sue the caller in a civil case and potentially collect damages.
Vaccine hesitancy among law enforcement officers raises concerns over their potential to spread the virus during interactions in communities they are sworn to protect.
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Police officers around the country are lagging behind others in getting Covid-19 vaccines
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On the long-awaited January morning when members of the nation’s largest police department became eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, hundreds flocked to get the shot.
“We’ve been ready to go for some time,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said at the time, describing the rank and file as “definitely eager” to get vaccinated but acknowledging “some hesitancy.”
“It’s going to take some momentum,” said Shea, who himself contracted the virus and recovered at home.
Four months later, 40%
of the NYPD’s roughly 36,000 officers and 19,000 civilian employees had received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to department spokesperson Sgt. Edward Riley. That’s nearly 20% less than the percentage of New York City adults with at least one shot.