During the horror of last week, you would be forgiven for missing a very welcome development: the new executive order from @POTUS on policing. Read on.
https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1529614422498492417
On the anniversary of the brutal murder of George Floyd, the President signed an order including a new federal use-of-force standard, database for police misconduct, a ban on chokeholds, and restrictions on no-knock warrants, among other reforms. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
These changes are closely aligned with the @CouncilonCJ's Policing Task Force recommendations, which was directed by @NLVigne. I'm so proud of that influential work, which carefully examined the evidence on which reforms have worked, and which haven't. counciloncj.org/tfp/
The majority of the reforms announced focus on federal law enforcement, because that's what the President has authority over. Still, federal reforms send a powerful signal to states and localities on how policing needs to change.
These reforms will make a difference, and they strike a balance between establishmentarians refusing any reforms and activists insisting on radical change. Biden's USDOJ, lead by @vanitaguptaCR, has gotten this balance largely right from the start. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
At the state and local levels, there is also room for cautious optimism. As described in this article from @Arnold_Ventures, 20 states enacted 48 police accountability measures in 2020. 132 measures were enacted by 38 states. arnoldventures.org/stories/we-hav…
These changes are incremental, but they are real. They will be pilloried by some in law enforcement as going too far too fast, and they will be dismissed by #Defund radicals as toothless and meaningless. But for the rest of us, collectively they represent important progress.
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