California Considering Unprecedented Law Restricting Police Firearm Use

[tay1]

On the heels of police officers shooting a young, unarmed black man to death in Sacramento, California, last month, state lawmakers announced a first-of-its-kind bill on Monday that raises the standard for when officers may open fire.

The proposed legislation would change the guidance in California’s use of force laws so that police may open fire ”‘only when necessary’ rather than ‘when reasonable,’” Sacramento-based Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D), said at a press conference Tuesday.

He co-authored the bill with fellow Democrat Assemblywoman Shirley Weber with support from the American Civil Liberties Union and fellow members of the California Legislative Black Caucus. They were joined at Tuesday’s press conference with Sacramento leaders from the NAACP and the Black Lives Matter movement, along with the grandfather of 22-year-old Stephon Clark, last month’s shooting victim.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-considering-unprecedented-law-restricting-193426478.html

 

[nawghtyhare]

Cali stay stepping up to the plate

 

[Based Jesus]

I love NYC but Cali as a state been had its **** together.
Sunshine, Kamala and progressive policies

 

[hand2handking]

Witholding judgement

 

[ekinskywalker]

So cal is dope ... but there's a lot of jealous haters out here.

Cops included...

Some cop come into my friends consignment shop and starts calling stuff ugly... lol. Prolly after he saw the price


And yeah most of it was ugly

 

[TURBO UNO]

I hope unjust shootings stop if this does go into effect. Tired of hearing their lame *** excuses for shooting unarmed people and worse.... seeing them walk off like they won a prize.

 

[tay1]

Didn't expect positive responses. I'll be happy when they start getting penalized

 

[dirty]

Only if federal would follow suit.
Bet if you risk their pensions and let them do some time there will be less of these innocent people getting killed

 

[doublemesh96]

Let me know when we can defend ourselves against these swine with leathal force when we “fear for our lives and our safety” without being prosecuted.

 

[ilike turtles]

I thought cops were already supposed to use guns "only when necessary"

 

[eracism]

I love NYC but Cali as a state been had its **** together.
Sunshine, Kamala and progressive policies

Kamala Harris is far from progressive, bro.

 

[cosmiccoffee9]

Only if federal would follow suit.
Bet if you risk their pensions and let them do some time there will be less of these innocent people getting killed

honestly, a demonstrably wrongful killing should be met with the death penalty, same as a citizen. the power to take life must come with grave consequences.

 

[doublemesh96]

I thought cops were already supposed to use guns "only when necessary"

 

[thenewjs23]

Cali stay stepping up to the plate

Stepping up to the plate means converting from "reasonable" to "only when necessary", they should started with "only when necessary" and converted to "only when there is a credible threat to life".

 

[Magic33]

I'd settle for the cops losing their jobs

 

[forgotmyusername]

I always heard that if any state was to brak from the United States it would be Texas... But more and more Cali looks like it might throw the deuce to the 49 others!

 

[blastercombo]

I'd settle for the cops losing their jobs

Take a life, lose your job? I’d want sides to be more even

 

[Magic33]

Take a life, lose your job? I’d want sides to be more even

Yeah, but right now it's about steps. Now cops are getting paid time off and are right back on the force.

And then you have the ones who are just able to leave one police department and go to another.

 

[blastercombo]

The absolute minimum should be jail for murder, since that’s exactly what they did.

 

[hipstermike]

The absolute minimum should be jail for murder, since that’s exactly what they did.

It’s terrible that even in Cali DAs won’t charge

 

[blastercombo]

It’s terrible that even in Cali DAs won’t charge

Almost......... systematic?

 

[Master Zik]

Hopefully its a success and the nypd follows.

Granted they can still kill us in other ways.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

Hopefully

 

[Nouss]

Hopefully its a success and the nypd follows.

Granted they can still kill us in other ways.

This is how I feel. Good news and hopefully it spreads to the rest of the US.

But....