Senate GOP’s policing reform bill is a step toward much-needed accountability

Published June 17, 2020 4:22pm ET



The Senate GOP unveiled its policing reform bill on Wednesday, and for the most part, it’s a step in the right direction.

The bill, spearheaded by Sen. Tim Scott, would require local law enforcement to report all officer-related deaths to the FBI. It would make lynching a federal hate crime. And it would also establish a federal commission to review and advise police departments’ training tactics. The two biggest complaints against the package are: It does not ban controversial practices, such as chokeholds, and it does not address qualified immunity.

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