{"id":832460,"date":"2021-09-30T17:44:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T21:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=832460"},"modified":"2021-09-30T17:44:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T21:44:14","slug":"newsom-signs-mega-police-reform-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-signs-mega-police-reform-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Signs Mega Police Reform Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-signs-mega-police-reform-bills%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=832460&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/94162C14-CF98-4959-8C6F-D42ECFE9014A_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom approved extensive police reform measures on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-09-30\/newsom-approves-sweeping-changes-to-californias-criminal-justice-system\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> by the Los Angeles Times, eight measures were signed into law that \u201cinclude raising the minimum age for police officers from 18 to 21, and allowing their badges to be permanently taken away for excessive force, dishonesty and racial bias.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIn addition, the new laws set statewide standards on law enforcement\u2019s use of rubber bullets and tear gas for crowd control, and further restrict the use of techniques for restraining suspects in ways that can interfere with breathing,\u201d the outlet added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2021\/09\/30\/governor-newsom-signs-policing-reform-legislation\/\"><span class=\"s1\">release<\/span><\/a> from Newsom\u2019s office stated that the governor \u201csigned legislation creating a system to decertify peace officers for serious misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It added, \u201cThe Governor also signed legislation increasing transparency of peace officer misconduct records, improving policing responsibility and accountability guidelines, raising eligibility standards and banning harmful restraint techniques.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cToday marks another step toward healing and justice for all,\u201d said Governor Newsom. \u201cToo many lives have been lost due to racial profiling and excessive use of force. We cannot change what is past, but we can build accountability, root out racial injustice, and fight systemic racism. We are all indebted to the families who have persevered through their grief to continue this fight and work toward a more just future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cToday is an important day. It\u2019s an inflection point in how we provide for public safety in the State of California,\u201d said California Attorney General Rob Bonta. \u201cI\u2019m proud to stand with my former colleagues and Governor Newsom to embark on a new chapter in our shared fight to infuse our criminal justice system with more trust, transparency, and accountability. By building trust today, we are ensuring officer and community safety for tomorrow. Trust generates safety and safety generates trust. It will take sustained work by all of us to get the job done, but this is a monumental step forward on the path toward justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The California Police Chiefs Association <a href=\"https:\/\/community.californiapolicechiefs.org\/advocacy\/legislativebill\"><span class=\"s1\">opposed<\/span><\/a> at least one of the measures, Senate Bill 2, saying on its website that it \u201cwould eliminate certain immunity provisions for peace officers and custodial officers, or public entities employing peace officers or custodial officers sued under the act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Times added that over 36 groups that represented police officers were against the measure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSB 2 merely requires that the individual officer \u2018engaged\u2019 in serious misconduct \u2014 not that they were found guilty, terminated, or even disciplined,\u201d the chiefs reportedly said in a letter to lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Another group was against Assembly Bill 89, which the governor signed in order to make the minimum age requirement higher for recruits wanting to be police officers. It also \u201ccalls for state colleges to provide a modern policing degree program for new officers by 2025,\u201d the Times noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Peace Officers\u2019 Research Association of California was against the measure, reportedly saying that new requirements should be \u201cmindful of disadvantaged individuals who desire a career in law enforcement,\u201d and should be done in phases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Another bill, AB 26, addresses other officers on the scene of an incident and pushes for them to intervene in situations or face potential punishment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The California Association of Highway Patrolmen was against the measure, reportedly saying in a letter to legislators that authorities who get to a scene late might not have all of the facts to know whether or not to get involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe arriving officer may not know that the suspect has a weapon, or has potentially used, or attempted to use, that weapon on the officers prior to their arrival on the scene,\u201d the highway patrol group said. \u201cWithout the arriving officer having full knowledge of the situation, that officer\u2019s intercedence could be dangerous to both the officers and the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The measures appeared to be put forward as a response to the death of George Floyd, who died following an encounter with Minneapolis police officers last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom approved extensive police reform measures on Thursday.As reported by the Los Angeles Times, eight measures were signed into law that \u201cinclude raising the minimum &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-832460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}