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Wisconsin Senate sends police use-of-force bill to governor
July 1, 2021 3:20 PM Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) The state Senate approved a bill Wednesday that establishes a uniform use-of-force policy for Wisconsin, sending the proposal on to Gov. Tony Evers.
Under the bill, police can use force based on the totality of a situation’s circumstances, whether suspect is threatening officers or others and whether the suspect is resisting or fleeing. Police could use deadly force only as a last resort.
Assembly Republicans amended the bill earlier this month at the request of the Milwaukee police union to delay implementation until January and remove criminal liability for an officer who should have intervened when another officer is illegally using force.
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MADISON - The state Senate passed a bill meant to crack down on excessive force by police on Wednesday as critics demanded more action and contended a police union had watered the measure down.
The bill, which now heads to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers desk, would create a statewide use-of-force standard and require police officers to report or intervene when they see a violation of that standard.
The bill was amended last week by Assembly Republicans to delay the implementation until 2022 and delete a requirement that officers must intervene if they reasonably should have observed excessive force by another officer. Under the bill, officers would still be required to stop or prevent another officer from using force if they observed a violation and if it were safe for the officer to do so.
Wisconsin Senate sends police use-of-force bill to governor
MADISON, Wis. (AP) The state Senate has sent a bill that establishes a uniform use-of-force policy for Wisconsin to Gov. Tony Evers.
Under the bill, police can use force based on the totality of a situation s circumstances, whether suspect is threatening officers or others and whether the suspect is resisting or fleeing.
Police could use deadly force only as a last resort.
Assembly Republicans amended the bill earlier this month at the request of the Milwaukee police union to delay implementation until January and remove criminal liability for an officer who should have intervened when another officer is illegally using force.