California Lawmakers Pass Bill Aimed At Curbing Deadly Police Shooting
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The California State Senate passed a bill on Monday that seeks to raise the standard for law enforcement’s use of deadly force, with the goal of reducing fatal police shootings.
The legislation, Assembly Bill 392, defines the circumstances under which law enforcement can justifiably use deadly force as only when the “officer reasonably believes … that deadly force is necessary to defend against an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury.
“Police officers should never take a human life when there are alternatives,” Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), the bill’s co-author, said in remarks on the Assembly floor in late May, before the bill passed that chamber with overwhelming support.
Weber said the bill replaces the “current vague standard” that officers can use deadly force “whenever reasonable” with a stricter standard allowing for deadly force “only when necessary.”
A companion bill, Senate Bill 230, which passed unanimously in the Senate in late May, would require law enforcement agencies statewide to have uniform guidelines on the use of force and give officers regular training on the use of force and its alternatives, including de-escalation.
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