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    igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

    1/ The powerful #GeorgeFloydProtests are *already changing* how cities are thinking about policing all across the country. This thread lists what #BlackLivesMatter and the protests have already achieved since late May. Please let me know if I've missed anything.

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      2. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        2/ Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday vowed to cut an unspecified amount from the New York Police Department’s $6 billion budget and redirect it toward youth and other social programs. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/us/unrest-defund-police.html?referringSource=highlightShare …

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      3. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        3/ In Albany, NY State lawmakers on Monday began passing a wide-ranging package of bills targeting police misconduct, including a ban on the use of chokeholds, repeal of a statute that has hid the disciplinary records of police officers from public view. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/us/unrest-defund-police.html?referringSource=highlightShare …

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      4. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        4/ In Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti last week agreed to redirect $150 million from the Police Department’s nearly $2 billion budget and other city programs to health and education programs among others. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests …

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      5. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        5/ In Minneapolis, City Council members pledged to dismantle their police force and completely reinvent how public safety is handled. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/08/minneapolis-city-council-police-department-dismantle …

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      6. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        6/ Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland, OR announced an end to school resource officers, freeing up $1 million to be used elsewhere with community input. https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2020/06/portland-superintendent-says-hes-discontinuing-school-resource-officer-program.html …

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      7. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        7/ In Chattanooga, TN, Police Chief David Roddy announced he's adding a Duty To Intervene policy to the ADM-16 Code of Conduct. https://wdef.com/2020/06/08/chief-roddy-updates-police-practices-face-protests/ …

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      8. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        8/ Nashville, TN Mayor John Cooper says the city will review the police department’s use of force policy following the recent killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police officers: https://www.newschannel5.com/news/nashville-mayor-says-city-will-review-police-departments-use-of-force-policy …

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      9. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        9/ Colorado police reform bill poised to pass Senate after garnering Republican support after changes. The bill addresses body-worn cameras, data collection, liability for officers involved in excessive force cases, qualified immunity and more https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/colorado-police-reform-bill-poised-to-pass-senate-after-garnering-republican-support-after-changes …

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      10. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        10/ The mayor of Bloomfield, NJ announced he has signed a pledge through President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance to review police policies and procedureshttps://www.tapinto.net/towns/montclair/sections/essex-county-news/articles/bloomfield-mayor-venezia-signs-president-obama-backed-police-reform-pledge-2 …

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      11. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        11/ In Boulder, CO Mayor Sam Weaver on Thursday signed the city onto the Obama Foundation-sponsored My Brother’s Keeper pledge surrounding police use of force: https://www.dailycamera.com/2020/06/05/boulder-signs-onto-obama-foundation-backed-police-reform-pledge/ …

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      12. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        12/ The mayor of Rockford, IL  says the city will explore making “common-sense limits” on police use of force and outfitting all officers with body cameras. https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200608/rockford-mayor-pledges-to-explore-limits-on-police-use-of-force …

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      13. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        13/ The mayor of Rochester, NY added her name to a growing list of mayors pledging to address their city’s use of force policies. https://www.medcitybeat.com/news-blog/2020/mayor-commits-obama-pledge …

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      14. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        14/ Atlanta’s mayor on Wednesday established a commission to examine and oversee the city’s use-of-force policies by police. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the commission, which was created via executive order, in a tweet. https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/breaking-atlanta-mayor-establishes-commission-examine-police-use-force-policies/6XTeI1pt5b0q0WiZ8DNJMO/ …

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      15. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        15/ Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is incorporating a “better and different training for police officers” that would bring in community members as teachers: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/06/03/lightfoot-police-reform-in-90-days-chicago-moves-to-phase-3-vigilantes-in-cicero-borrowing-from-the-feds-489415 …

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      16. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        16/ San Francisco officials said Thursday they’re committed to taking a portion of the Police Department’s budget and redirecting it to the city’s African American community. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-leaders-say-they-ll-redirect-police-funds-to-15318633.php …

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      17. igorvolsky‏Verified account @igorvolsky 9 Jun 2020

        17/ D.C. Council passed sweeping reform measures Tuesday that prohibit hiring officers with a history of serious misconduct on other police forces and require the city to swiftly make public the names of officers who use force on citizens.https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-council-police-reform/2020/06/09/c77ae6b0-aa49-11ea-a9d9-a81c1a491c52_story.html …

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