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President Trump's Executive Order on Police Reform, Bans Chokeholds as a Tactic

President Trump's Executive Order on Police Reform, Bans Chokeholds as a Tactic Read Transcript


- Well John, the executiveorder does address

the ban on police choke holds.

President Trump said hespoke to Faith leaders,

members of the lawenforcement community and even

the families of victims of excessive force

to get their input indrafting and creating

this executive order.

- This is a big, big step.

- [Announcer] That step motivatespolice agencies nationwide

to adopt best practices of use of force.

It also requires sharing ofinformation about officers

who engage in misconduct.

- Nobody wants to getrid of them more than

the overwhelming number of really good

and great police officers.

- [Narrator] The executiveorder on safe policing

for safe communities alsolaunches a corresponder

program where health and social workers

would join officers on non-violent calls.

- We will provide moreresources for corresponders

such as social workerswho can help officers

manage these complex encounters.

- [Narrator] In the wakeof George Floyd's death,

the order even addressesneon neck and choke holds.

- Choke holds will be banned,except if an officer's

life is at risk.

- [Narrator] Criticsmaintain the executive order

doesn't go far enough.

Reverend Al Sharpton calls it toothless.

Tweeting, "We don't needstudies, we need police

"that commit crimes to be punished.

"All police that usechoke holds claim their

"lives were threatened, what's new?"

- What's needed now is not more stoking

of fear and division.

We need to bring lawenforcement and communities

closer together, not to drive them apart.

- Now that executive order,which President Trump

signed today did stop short in addressing

or banning, that is, no knock warrants.

That is one of the demands.

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