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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, February 2, 2023:
Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District) introduces a resolution urging passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in Congress.
A
Thank
you,
council
president
I
just
want
to
make
brief
remarks
on
my
resolution.
I
introduced
I'm
council
president
I
want
to
thank
you
and
my
colleagues
for
supporting
and
co-sponsing
the
resolution.
I
sponsored
today,
calling
on
both
the
U.S
House
and
Senate
to
approve
the
George
Floyd
Justice
and
policing
Act.
The
U.S
House
approved
the
bill
last
year,
but
was
never
approved
by
the
U.S
Senate.
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A
A
It
would
limit
qualified
immunity
as
a
defense
to
liability
in
a
private
civil
action
against
a
law
enforcement
officer
and
would
establish
a
framework
to
prevent
any
remedy:
racial
profiling
by
law
enforcement,
the
federal
state
and
local
levels.
It
also
limits
the
unnecessary
use
of
force
and
restricts
the
use
of
no
knock
warrants
and
chokeholds.
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A
A
One
of
the
latest
incidents
happened
three
weeks
ago,
when
20
29
year
old,
Tyree
Nichols
was
brutally
beaten
by
Memphis
Tennessee
police
officers.
The
graphic
video
of
the
beating
shows
the
officers
punching
kicking
and
beating
nickels,
even
after
he
lay
helped
us
laying
on
the
ground.
I
want
to
praise
the
Memphis
police
chief,
Sharon
CJ
Davis
for
her
decisive
action.
So
far.
In
this
case,
the
five
police
officers
have
been
fired
and
charged
with
murder.
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Their
specialized
unit
has
been
disbanded,
two
more
officers
have
been
suspended,
two
Memphis
Fire
Department
emergency
medical
workers
and
any
Lieutenant
was
also
fired,
and
more
discipline
is
expected
to
happen
in
the
future
and
Mr
Nichols
funeral
funeral.
He
was
remembered
by
family
and
friends.
It
was
a
celebration
of
his
life,
but
there
were
also
calls
for
police
reform,
not
just
in
Memphis
but
throughout
the
nation.
A
Our
vice
president,
Kamala
Harris
attended
the
funeral
and
delivered
an
impassing
speech
calling
on
Congress
to
approve
the
George
Floyd
Justin
Justice
and
policing
Act,
even
Tyrese
Tyree
Nichols
mother,
Miss,
Rowan
Von
Wells
called
for
reform.
As
she
fought
back
tears
and
spoke
lovely
of
her
son,
she
said
and
I
quote:
we
need
to
take
some
action
because
there
should
be
no
other
child
that
should
suffer
the
way.
My
son
and
all
the
other
parents
have
lost
their
children.
A
We
need
to
get
that
bill
passed
because
if
we
don't
that
blood,
the
next
child
that
dies,
that
blood
is
going
to
be
on
their
hands.
The
only
thing
that
keeps
me
going
is
that
I
truly
believe
that
my
son
was
sitting
here
on
an
assignment
from
God
and
I
guess
now
his
assignment
is
done.
He's
going
home.
End
quote:
Tyree
Nichols
joins
a
long
list
of
black
men
and
women
that
have
been
killed
by
law
enforcement.
Nationwide.
A
Doing
a
traffic
routine
stop
since
the
death
of
George
Floyd
Philadelphia
has
lost
Walter,
Wallace,
Jr,
Terrell,
Mitchell,
Stanley,
Cochran
and
James
Alexander
at
the
hands
of
law
enforcement
officials,
let's
say
their
names
and
never
forget
their
names
again.
As
Vice
chairman
of
the
City
council's
Public
Safety
Committee
I
support
the
hard
work
of
the
Philadelphia
Police
Department
every
day.
I
understand
it
is
necessary
to
have
police
officers
protecting
and
serving,
but
I
would
never
support
any
law
enforcement
entity
that
abuses
their
power.
Thank
you
very
much,
council
president,
for
your
time
and
consideration
foreign.