Many of the proposals were crafted long ago but are garnering attention now amid the nationwide protests in response to Floyd’s death in police custody last month. We won’t be dismantling our police,” he said, though no provision of the legislation would take that step. Some Democrats expressed optimism that Republicans would not be monolithically opposed to the legislation. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said he has already had some discussions with Republicans about the legislation, while Sens. Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman, was fatally shot in March by Louisville police officers serving a no-knock warrant.

Source: Washington Post June 08, 2020 15:18 UTC