President Donald Trump announced he will sign an executive order Tuesday on police reform amid increased pressure after the death of George Floyd.
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fanuc2013 · 51-55, F
Van Jones, former Obama spokesman, praised Trump on the police reform order. A lot of critics say it's not enough, but it's a lot more than Obama did. Let's see hòw it goes, and maybe something might be added later if needed.
Dominus · 31-35, M
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Van Jones, former Obama spokesman, praised Trump on the police reform order. A lot of critics say it's not enough, but it's a lot more than Obama did. Let's see hòw it goes, and maybe something might be added later if needed.
Van Jones said "it's a good thing" and that it was "a step in the right direction." If that is your definition of praise then it differs from my own. He also said "he missed an opportunity by making it too political"
Dominus · 31-35, M
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Trump's scrapping of Obama-era reforms hinders police reform
"Under Obama, 14 consent decrees were enforced upon troubled and discriminatory police agencies. By contrast, none have been issued in the more than three years of the Trump administration.
By scrapping the use of consent decrees, Trump has effectively made it much harder for the US to recover from the turmoil roiling the nation. In the absence of federal pressure, any reform impetus will have to come from cities and states acting in isolation or from inside police agencies that are likely to be resistant to change."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/07/police-consent-decrees-trump-administration-oversight
. . . but it's a lot more than Obama did. Let's see hòw it goes, and maybe something might be added later if needed
Trump's scrapping of Obama-era reforms hinders police reform
"Under Obama, 14 consent decrees were enforced upon troubled and discriminatory police agencies. By contrast, none have been issued in the more than three years of the Trump administration.
By scrapping the use of consent decrees, Trump has effectively made it much harder for the US to recover from the turmoil roiling the nation. In the absence of federal pressure, any reform impetus will have to come from cities and states acting in isolation or from inside police agencies that are likely to be resistant to change."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/07/police-consent-decrees-trump-administration-oversight