Posted on 04/01/2021 6:27:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The bill requires officers to take de-escalation training, defines a "chokehold" and classifies it as an act of deadly force.
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb on Thursday signed a bill into law that requires officers to undergo mandatory de-escalation training, creates a procedure to decertify officers who commit misconduct, and prohibits the chokehold under certain circumstances, among other things.
Indiana House Bill 1006 was introduced following the death of George Floyd, which sparked a series of protests in cities all across the country. Protesters demanded police reform, for the chokehold to be banned, and some called for the police to be defunded.
The Indiana state legislature responded with HB 1006, which was authored within the first week of session this year.
The bill defines a "chokehold" and classifies it as an act of deadly force.
For officers in the field, the bill makes it a misdemeanor crime for an officer to intentionally turn off a body-worn camera while attempting to cover up a crime.
Additionally, the bill establishes a procedure to allow the Indiana law enforcement training board to decertify an officer who has committed misconduct.
It also requires an agency that is hiring an officer to request that officer's personnel file from previous departments where the officer served. The previous agencies will also be required to provide that information upon request.
HB 1006 requires the Indiana law enforcement training board to establish mandatory training in de-escalation training and appropriates money to the Indiana law enforcement training academy for making capital improvements.
On Wednesday the bill was signed into law after receiving an overwhelming amount of support from the Indiana General Assembly, with 89 state representatives signing onto the bill as co-authors and 15 senators sponsoring the bill.
The bill was unanimously approved in the House and the Senate early this year. In the House, it was passed with a vote of 96-0 and in the Senate, it was passed in a vote of 49-0.
All to cover for the stupid criminal actions of <3% of the population
de-escalation training
Has been a part of police training for decades
how many will get shot cuz of this.....
Honestly this bill doesn’t look bad to me. I would have made it a Felony to shut off a body camera to cover up a crime though.
Felony. yes.
Just got done turning off “Law and Order SVU”. NBC advertised the return of Michael Leone as Stabler, and I was interested, since I hadn’t watched it in years. Should have saved the effort, less interesting than an April Fools joke.
The old actors in that show mouthed all the woke nonsense we have been hearing for months. Election not stolen, Right Wing White Supremacists were bombers. Covid was a hoax. Antifa was just an idea. No one wore masks. DeBlasio was not ever mentioned, even though the police hate that idiot. Crap.
These actors could not possibly object to the script, they need jobs, and there are thousands of actors unemployes, as there is no theatre, and little TV production of any importance. This is our culture from now on. Fraud, Failure, and Fascism.
Sorry for the venting, but this is more disappointment with the decline of what was once a great show, than it was anger. I save a lot of time not watching this kind of crap. Sorry to see that it has come to this.
Hubby and I have noticed this on several shows; a lot of the police procedures made by Dick Wolf. We're on the cusp of making the decision to not watch any new episodes; all reruns. I hope their ratings crash due to this nonsense.
Do the perps have to take de-escalation training, too?
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