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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Buffalo Police Advisory Board calls for immediate police reform

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Buffalo Police Advisory Board calls for immediate police reform
Buffalo Police Advisory Board calls for immediate police reform
Buffalo Police Advisory Board calls for immediate police reform

HANNAH - ED, THANKYOU.AND IN THE WAKE OFTHAT INCIDENT -- THEBUFFALO POLICEADVISORY BOARD -NOW CALLING FORIMMEDIATE POLICYREFORM.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ED REILLY -WORKING THAT STORYTONIGHT.WE ALL WEREHORRIFIED ANDDISGUSTED BY WHATWE SAW LAST NIGHTWE TALKED WITHTHREE MEMBERS OFTHE BUFFALO POLICEADVISORY BOARDWHO ALL SAW THEVIDEO OF TELDERLY MAN BEINGINJURED IN FRONT OFCITY HALL.OUR HEARTS AREABSOLUTELY WITH HIMTHE BOARD ISCONCERNED BECAUSETHERE HAVE BEENOTHER RECENTINCIDENTS THAT ARERAISING QUESTIONSABOUT POLICE ANDCIVILIAN INTERACTION.WE HEAR THE FOLKSON THE GROUNDCALLING FOR POLICEACCOUNTABILITYTHE ADVISORY BOARDIS CURRENTLYCOMPRISED OF 10VOLUNTEERS WHOMAKERECOMMENDATIONSTO THE COMMONCOUNCIL POLICEOVERSIGHTCOMMITTEE.WHILE THEY APPLAUDMAYOR BROWN FORPROHIBITING CHOKHOLDS - THEY AREDISAPPOINTED THATSEVERAL OTHERCHANGES HAVE NBEEN IMPLEMENTEDSUCH AS RELEASINGPOLICE BODY CAMERAFOOTAGE IN CASES OFDEATH OR INJURY .

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.HAVING ANNUALPOLICE OFFICEEVALUATIONS .

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.ANDCHANGING THE UNIONCONTRACT TOENHANCE COMMUNITYPOLICING.WHILE WE DOAPPRECIATE THOSESTEPS, THEY DON'T GOFAR ENOUGHAFTER A WEEK OFPROTESTS, VIOLENCE,AND INJURY .

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THEBOARD SAID IT IS TIMETO FORM ANINDEPENDENT,CIVILIAN BODY .

..WITH NO POLITICALINFLUENCE .

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.ITSOWN LEGAL COUNSEL.

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AND THE ABILITY TOINVESTIGATE POLICEOFFICER BEHAVIOR.TO DIRECTLYDISCIPLINE POLICEOFFICERSIT IS USUALLY A SMALLPROPORTION OFPOLICE OFFICERS WHOARE RESPONSIBLE FORTHE MAJORITY OFPROBLEMSJONATHAN MANES ISAN ATTORNEY FORTHE MACARTHUJUSTICE CENTER ATNORTHWESTERNUNIVERSITY.I THINK IN CITIES THATHAVE TAKEN ONOVERSIGHTSERIOUSLY, YOU HAVESEEN A REDUCTION INCOMPLAINBUFFALO'S POLICEADVISORY BOARD ISALSO PUSHING FORTHE CREATION OF A"LAW ENFORCEMEASSISTED DIVERSIONPROGRAM" TO HELPPOLICE INTERACTWITH INDIVIDUALSWHO ARE DEALINGWITH MENTAL HEALTHISSUES .

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ADDICTION ..

.OR POVERTY.OFFER SOMEPROTECTION TO FOLKSWHO ARE MORE OF ATHREAT TOTHEMSELVES THAN TOANYONE ELSETHE ADVISORY BOARDWANTS POLICE TOGIVE RECEIPTS WHENTHEY STOP SOMEONE.THAT WAY A PERSONWILL HAVE A WRITTENRECORD OF WHY THEYWERE STOPPED ANDBY WHO.THIS IS NOT THE ENDOF THE CONVERSATIONBUT THE BEGINNINGTHE ADVISORY BOARDSAID THEY PLAN TOSPEND THE NEXT WEEKMAKING SURE COMMONCOUNCIL MEMBERSLOOK AT ITS NEW LIST

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