GoLocalProv | Lawmakers, Community Groups Calling for Repeal of Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights
RI State Senator Tiara Mack (pictured) is the bill's primary sponsor. Community groups and Rhode Island lawmakers are calling for a full repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (LEOBOR). A press conference, led by the "Providence Mayor's African Ambassadors Group," is taking place on Thursday at 11 a.m. in front of the Providence Public Safety complex. "Rishod Gore [was a] victim of felony assault when he was kicked and had his face crushed into concrete by Sgt. Joseph Hanley, a 17 year veteran of the force who was charged and found guilty of simple assault," said the group. "T...