Tony Evers calls special session on reducing police brutality after shooting of Jacob Blake – By Molly Beck (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) / Aug 24 2020
MADISON – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is calling lawmakers into session to take action on a package of bills aimed at reducing the prevalence of police brutality a day after a police officer repeatedly shot a Black Kenosha man.
The move would ban police chokeholds and no-knock search warrants and make it harder for overly aggressive officers to move from one job to another.
The Kenosha shooting comes less than three months after the death of George Floyd, a Black Minneapolis man who was killed by a police officer after being accused of using counterfeit money.
Both events sparked protests and riots against police brutality and its disproportionate effect on Black Americans.
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