Cities around the United States are standing up to change eight policies to reduce police violence. If these policies are followed, it can reduce police violence by 72%.
The eight policies ask for police to:
- Ban chokeholds & strangleholds
- require de-escaltion
- require warning before shooting
- exhaust all alternatives before shooting
- duty to intervene
- ban shooting at moving vehicles
- establish use of force continuum
- require all force be reported.
People are encouraged to go to 8cantwait.org to take action.
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