H.R. 1280 george floyd justice in policing act
Why is this bad?
- Eliminates Qualified Immunity for officers
- Bans no-knock warrants and police chokeholds
- Creates a national, searchable registry of complaints on LEOs
- Changes Supreme Court standards for deadly force
- Enables higher prosecution of law enforcement
what can you do?
Get in touch with the U.S. Senators in your state and tell them to vote NO on H.R. 1280!
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what do officers say about this?
"It will remove all protection from frivolous lawsuits. The bill will open the door to never ending law suits and allow civil and defense attorneys to get rich while breaking the backs and banks of law enforcement. "
-Virginia Officer
"Police didn't have a say in the matter. They never do. Even when they said defunding wasn't going to work, no one listened. Crime went up. Here we are. Again. No one listening."
- Baltimore Officer
"(This will) ruin my ability to do my job effectively. No funding means less officers. Less equipment. Makes my job more dangerous. Taking away qualified immunity guarantees you will lose cops. We cannot afford to be subject to civil lawsuits and be sued personally for doing our jobs."
- Kansas Officer