{"id":1176,"date":"2019-08-25T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T19:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2019-08-25T22:54:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T05:54:57","slug":"governor-newsom-signs-bill-limiting-police-use-of-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1176","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Signs Bill Limiting Police Use of Force"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill which redefines the amount of force police officers can use in these frequent high-intensity situations. Every day, officers are faced with split-second decisions, led by their own intuition, which can shape the outcome of a situation that has numerous possibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

An officer\u2019s judgment holds great importance in the eyes of many but is also subject to heavy amounts of speculation, which has led to controversy. Police brutality and when it\u2019s suitable to use deadly force has become a huge topic of discussion throughout the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bill AB 392 will hold officers accountable for actions that could be linked and charged as a homicide. If an investigation proves that the officer used deadly force when it wasn’t necessary, then these charges could be pressed on them. While officers won\u2019t be stripped of the right to use deadly force, the exact wording in the bill states that deadly force can only be used when \u201cnecessary.\u201d Co-authored by San Diego Assemblywoman Shirley Weber and San Francisco assemblyman Kevin McCarty, the bill brings an adamant response to the death involving an unarmed black man and two officers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, two officers in Sacramento chose to use deadly force on an unarmed black man, Stephon Clark, which resulted in an outcry from legislators across California. The officers weren\u2019t charged for Clark\u2019s death, which led to the bill seen today. The case ruled in their favor, with Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert stating that the officers felt they were in danger, justifying the deadly force.<\/span><\/p>\n

In response to the success Bill AB 392 has seen, Governor Newsom said, <\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to sign a piece of paper, pass legislation,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cIt\u2019s another to change hearts and minds, to change a culture. To change the way people conduct themselves, to hold themselves to a higher standard \u2026\u00a0<\/span>That\u2019s the work that we, collectively as a community, need to manifest at the peril of missing this moment and missing the point of this moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The governor\u2019s words must follow suit with action if he plans to create change. However, when does this change become unnecessary, and how can California legislators implement impactful change without passing many bills of similar nature.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by Tom\u00e1s Del Coro via Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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