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elleng

(130,126 posts)
Mon Jun 15, 2020, 11:43 AM Jun 2020

'Following the death of George Floyd, the police chief for the town of Edmonston,

in Prince George’s County, Maryland, has implemented a new order to hold his police officers accountable when they see inappropriate force being used.

“We’re going to make sure that what we saw in that video in Minneapolis never comes to the town of Edmonston,” said Police Chief Demetrious Harris.

Harris has implemented a new general order issuing a duty to intervene for his officers.

“We’re going to move from awareness to action,” Harris said.
They are now required to, “either stop, or attempt to stop, another employee when force is being inappropriately applied or is no longer required,” according to the new order.

“Silence is just as bad” as violence, Harris said.

Harris is the first African American police chief for Edmonston. He was appointed in late December 2019.

He said that any of his officers who do not follow the new order can be terminated. “It is direct insubordination if you choose not to follow those guidelines.”'>>>

https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2020/06/prince-georges-county-town-police-chief-implements-duty-to-intervene-policy/?

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'Following the death of George Floyd, the police chief for the town of Edmonston, (Original Post) elleng Jun 2020 OP
It seems like somebody gets it and is trying to implement something that might actually Jamastiene Jun 2020 #1
Well it's about fucking time. Nitram Jun 2020 #2

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
1. It seems like somebody gets it and is trying to implement something that might actually
Mon Jun 15, 2020, 11:47 AM
Jun 2020

change things there.

It's a step anyhow.

A lot of cops obviously lose control of themselves in a lot of cases. Other cops need to step in and tell them to go cool it, get control of their temper, and settle the fuck down and let less out of control, less angry, less agitated cops handle things from there.

It is a reasonable first step effort, I think.

It's better than nothing, which is what the majority of other police departments in other cities are doing.

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