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Legislators laud reform bills, but activist says legislation fell short and will seek ballot initiatives
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Yukai Peng, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY To Lex Scott, founder of Black Lives Matter Utah, the Utah Legislature’s 2021 general session fell short of enacting real, meaningful police reform.
The Legislature this year approved a slew of measured bills some highly watered down, but many supported by community activists, minority community leaders and law enforcement officials to implement incremental changes to increase de-escalation training, collect more data on use-of-force incidents and clarify rules around use-of-force standards.
But Scott wasn’t at all satisfied.