Colorado governor signs sweeping police reform bill ending qualified immunity, banning chokeholds

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wHOW. CONGRATS TO COLORADO



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Colorado governor signs sweeping police reform bill ending qualified immunity, banning chokeholds
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/503681-colorado-gov-signs-sweeping-police-reform-bill-ending-qualified-immunity

By Brooke Seipel - 06/19/20 10:27 PM EDT



Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) on Friday signed a sweeping police reform bill into law that includes the end of qualified immunity for officers.

The bill ends the legal doctrine that protects police officers from civil lawsuits, which some have argued gives cover for cops who use excessive force. The issue has gained national attention after the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on him for nearly nine minutes.
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The sweeping Colorado bill also requires all state and local police wear body cameras by 2023 — with footage being made public — and bans chokeholds, shooting fleeing suspects and using deadly force unless a life is in immediate danger. It also requires officers to report every time they stop someone they suspect of a crime and record that person's ethnicity, race and gender.

The bill also asks cops to report their colleagues for wrongdoing, and will make officers personally liable for up to $25,000 in damages if they violate someone's civil rights..............................

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[Laffy Kat]

1. Polis has been awesome.

He is the first openly gay governor in the U.S. and he has implemented some important environmental policies. I especially appreciate his love of wildlife and pets! He and his partner have two young children.

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2. I hope this starts a trend.

That policy protects cops no matter what they do and it has been around, it seems like, forever.