Minnesota lawmakers have voted to pass a bill banning police use of chokeholds. The bill also prohibits 'warrior-style training' and explicitly states officers have a 'duty to intercede and report' if they see a colleague break use-of-force rules.
The Minnesota Legislature has approved a bill to revise rules on police use of force in response to the killing of George Floyd. Here, a boy runs past a mural at a memorial to Floyd outside Cup Foods.Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via Getty Images
The Minnesota Legislature has approved a bill to revise rules on police use of force in response to the killing of George Floyd. Here, a boy runs past a mural at a memorial to Floyd outside Cup Foods.Minnesota lawmakers have voted to ban police use of chokeholds, part of a law enforcement accountability measure sparked by the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police offer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
The bill's most high-profile sections would place new limits on police use of force and prohibit"warrior-style training" — which encourages officers to act aggressively in a way that"deemphasizes the value of human life or constitutional rights," the legislation states.The governor praised the legislation on Tuesday as"a critical step toward justice."
"I look forward to signing these long-overdue reforms to strengthen transparency and community oversight, ban chokeholds and warrior training, expand de-escalation training for officers, and reduce the use of deadly force," Walz said
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