In the U.S., Black Americans are killed by police at a much higher rate than other racial and ethnic groups.
From 2013 to 2022, 98% of police killings did not result in officers facing charges. Even with public attention, few officers face criminal charges, contributing to steady rates of violence.
Vice President Harris and Demorats push for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to become law.
-Grant power to the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division to issue subpoenas to police departments
-Establish a federal registry of police misconduct complaints and disciplinary actions
-Enhance accountability for police officers who commit misconduct
Republicans in the United States Senate fail to vote for the bill and it dies in congress.
The Biden/Harris administration used the DOJ Civil Rights Division to investigate systemic civil rights abuses and unconstitutional policing.
President Biden signs an executive order on police reform on the second anniversary of George Floyd's murder.
The executive order banned federal law enforcement from using chokeholds and restricted no-knock warrants. It also created a national law enforcement accountability database.
We are all part of George Floyd's legacy. And now our job is to honor it—to honor him" Vice President Kamala Harris
The executive order championed by Democrats includes
-permitted federal police to use force only as a tool of last resort.
-curtailed when federal police could enter a home without knocking and announcing themselves and when they could use chokeholds.
-mandated body cameras.
-limited the transfer and sale of federal military equipment to state and local law enforcement.
-required the Department of Justice to launch a national misconduct database for federal police
Hours into his return to the Oval Office in 2024, President Trump revokes the executive order that aimed to “advance effective, accountable policing and criminal justice practices to enhance public trust and public safety.”