Police union suing Montgomery County over use-of-force policy
Union representative says policy puts officers’ health and safety at risk By Dan Schere and Steve Bohnel |
May 21, 2021 | 11:18 am
May 21, 2021
Logo from FOP Lodge 35 Twitter page
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35, a union that represents officers in Montgomery County, is suing the county over a new policy that restricts officers’ ability to use force, saying the policy is not subject to collective bargaining.
The County Council passed the use-of-force policy in July 2020 in response to local and national concerns over police brutality. The change followed the death of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes.