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California Police Union Loses Fight Against Deadly Force Reforms
Law enforcement unions historically have exerted deft legislative lobbying influences regardless of whether Republicans or Democrats controlled the state government.
But a California Court of Appeal this week rejected police attempts to thwart a public oversight body from banning cops’ use of carotid restraints against citizens as well as shooting at moving vehicles.
The San Francisco Police Officers’ Association asserted that the city’s police commission didn’t have the authority to make the reforms without its permission.
After trying nine times to win consensus, the San Francisco Police Commission unanimously voted to impose the reforms on Dec. 23, 2016.
Read more: https://www.ocweekly.com/police-union-deadly-force-policy/
