Legislators in Annapolis are considering a number of police reform bills. The General Assembly crafted legislation that helped shape police protections across the nation, and now some lawmakers are hoping the reform measures will have the same impact. Prince George s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.
“I believe that when law enforcement is approaching its citizens, those types of identifications should be clearly seen by the citizen so that they know you are a true law enforcement officer,” said Sen. Charles Sydnor, D-Baltimore County, the sponsor of this bill.
Stanford Fraser, an assistant public defender in Prince George’s County who gave testimony in support of the bill, stated that 14 other states made similar changes to police procedure.
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Bill establishes Md. police use of force requirements
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By Jacob Steinberg
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Feb. 12, 2021) A bill in the Maryland General Assembly would revise police use of force requirements in the state part of a growing initiative surrounding police reform nationally.
Conversations surrounding police reform have intensified with the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, and the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, among others, which sparked protests throughout the nation.
HB0139 and its cross-file, SB0626, sponsored by Del. Debra Davis, D-Charles, and Sen. Jill P. Carter, D-Baltimore, would set prohibitions and limitations on police officers use of force.
Bill establishes Md. police use of force requirements
By JACOB STEINBERG
COLLEGE PARK, Md. A bill in the Maryland General Assembly would revise police use of force requirements in the state part of a growing initiative surrounding police reform nationally.
Conversations surrounding police reform have intensified with the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, and the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, among others, which sparked protests throughout the nation.
HB0139 and its cross-file, SB0626, sponsored by Del. Debra Davis, D-Charles, and Sen. Jill P. Carter, D-Baltimore, would set prohibitions and limitations on police officers’ use of force.