Police chiefs are asking for changes on the use of deadly force as the legislature seeks to improve the controversial police accountability bill. Chiefs are concerned that the law now says police must have “exhausted’' all other options before using deadly force, but officers say that’s all being done in split-seconds and needs to be clarified.
Cops ask for 18-month delay and loosening of deadly force rules By Ken Dixon
Milford Police Chief Keith Mello
Law enforcement officials on Monday asked state legislators to delay new rules and clarify language on the use of deadly force until at least October of 2022, in order to revamp training methods, especially tactics on de-escalating incidents before they become violent.
The request amounts to an 18-month pushback of parts of the controversial police reform and transparency bill adopted last summer by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Ned Lamont. It also could give police more leeway in using deadly force, a crucial point of contention in the debate, which led to widespread protests by police and their suppoters.
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Lamont Appoints Newtown Chief Jim Viadero to Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council Written by Gov. Ned Lamont
Governor Lamont Announces Appointments To the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing eleven members to serve on the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST). The council, a division of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, oversees training and certification of police officers, as well as a mandatory police department accreditation program.
Last summer, Governor Lamont signed into law July Special Session Public Act 20-1, which refreshed the membership of the council effective January 1, 2021.