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A progressive-backed invoice to mandate cultural and sensitivity coaching for police recruits is being panned by House Republican lawmakers who’re former officers themselves.
“It is imperative that law enforcement officers are well-trained on agency policy and procedures and held to the highest standards that keep both officers and the public safe,” Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., a former sheriff and 40-year veteran of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, informed Fox News Digital.
“However, it is not the role of Congress, nor should it be, to tell local agencies what that training should look like.”
The laws would require individuals enrolled at police-training academies “to receive sensitivity training on ethics and racial bias, cultural diversity, and police interaction with . . . people with disabilities, those in a mental health crisis, and new immigrants,” in line with the press launch.
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Former sheriffs and present GOP Reps. Pete Stauber, left, and John Rutherford, proper, are criticizing a Democratic invoice on police trainings for sensitivity and bias. (Getty Images)
It would additionally require impartial probes and prosecutions of officers accused of utilizing lethal pressure.
The invoice was launched by Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., earlier this month, on the heels of the police killing of Sonya Massey in Illinois, a Black lady who was shot by a police deputy in her house after calling 911 a couple of suspected prowler. The deputy was fired and not too long ago pleaded not responsible to expenses, together with first-degree homicide.
Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., accused Democrats of making an attempt to advance a “defund the police” agenda fairly than being enthusiastic about severe reform.
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Progressive Rep. Steve Cohen is spearheading the measure within the House. (Getty Images)
“Even after the failures of their extreme ‘Defund the Police’ movement, radical Democrats continue to demonize the brave men and women who protect and serve their communities. These anti-cop politicians don’t want real reform, they want to eradicate law enforcement altogether, and proposals like this continue to incite violence against them,” Stauber informed Fox News Digital.
Another former sheriff, Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., known as the invoice “another dangerously ridiculous bad idea from the woke left.”
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Rep. Clay Higgins additionally spoke out in opposition to the invoice. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc by way of Getty Images)
Rutherford defined, “I oppose any effort to nationalize our law enforcement agencies, which is exactly what Rep. Cohen’s bill does.”
“Public safety depends on a diverse network of law enforcement agencies at the state and local levels. This bill would tie the hands of local and state police agencies and require them to meet national standards overseen by presidential appointees and bureaucrats in Washington,” he stated.
Cohen’s workplace didn’t reply to Fox News Digital’s request for remark.
