One year later, WPLN News is checking up on the demands protesters voiced and how the local and state governments have reacted.
, though it allows officers to use chokeholds if they “reasonably [believe] that deadly force is authorized.” The new law also prohibits judges from issuing no-knock warrants. That’s the kind of warrant that Louisville police used to forcibly enter Breonna Taylor’s apartment looking for a man who was not there, and where they fatally shot her.
Jason Casale says he would like to see money spent on training and equipping police officers to be reallocated to education and public health.Part of the budget increase went toward purchasing body cameras for every officer in the department. Those are still in the process of being rolled out. There were hopes from both the department and community members that body cameras would increase transparency and accountability.
$2 million in grants will fund community safety strategies. In the last year, the city has also created an Office of Alternative Policing, and hired Ron Johnson to be the first community safety coordinator within the mayor’s office.Mayor Cooper’s recent spending proposal would mean more spending on the types of resources protesters pushed for last summer. It includes significant pay increases for teachers and fully funding the school system’s requested budget.
$49 million in funding — more than recent years — is being earmarked for Metro General Hospital, which serves many uninsured patients.
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