VICTORY: The senate passed SB 5263, which is a step toward remedying the injustice of the state "felony bar" statute in suits where police wrongly inflicted injury or caused death.
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The “felony bar” allows police to defend themselves against lawsuits by using an accusation that person they harmed was committing a felony. This leaves people who have been hurt by police and have not been convicted of a crime with no legal recourse for their injuries.
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We have a lot of work ahead of us to assure strong police accountability in both chambers.
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We want to thank Senator Pedersen and Senator Frockt
@dsfrockt for their support in the Senate.#waleg https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5263&Year=2021 …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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