New York governor signs police reform legislation

08:29, June 18, 2020

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  New York Governor Cuomo urges communities to reform police forces within nine months

  New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday urged communities in the state to reform their police forces over the next nine months, saying they would receive no funding from the state if they failed to do so.A NYPD officer stands guard on 5th Avenue at Trump Tower during a protest against police brutality and racial inequality in the aftermath over the death of George Floyd on June 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: AFP)"You tell us, county by county, city by city, what police force do you want," CBS News quotes Cuomo, explaining that he wanted communities to make decisions within nine months in order to "birth a new vision for the police force."The 62-year-old said if counties and communities failed to pass laws to reform their police forces by April 2021, they would miss out on funding."If you dont want state funding, then you dont have to do it," Cuomo said. He said protesters dont need to demonstrate anymore, arguing they "won" and localities now agreed police forces should be reformed.The U.S. has been rocked by weeks of protests since the death of an unarmed black man during arrest in Minneapolis.George Floyd died on 25 May after a white police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes as he and his colleagues arrested him.An onlookers cell phone recorded the incident showing the 46-year-old black man moaning, "Please, I cant breathe" and "Dont kill me" as the police officer pressed his knee onto Floyds neck.After several minutes of the police officer pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck, the victim went silent and was later pronounced dead.The video quickly went viral on social media, sparking widespread protest from Tuesday afternoon, some of which have deteriorated into chaos.In the two weeks since his death, protests have spilled beyond the U.S. as countries across the world show solidarity with the demonstrators seeking justice for Floyds family.

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  Trump signs executive order on police reform

  File photo: US President Donald Trump.WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order on policing amid calls for action against police brutality and racism.It comes three weeks after the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, in police custody in Minne

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  Trump to sign executive order on police reform

  Combo photo shows police officer Derek Chauvin and George Floyd. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will sign an executive order on police reform on Tuesday.The outcry has intensified after a white police officer shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old African American man, in Atl