The call is to ban police chokeholds, changing reporting systems for use of force incidents, requiring officers to intervene when they witness police wrongdoing, and more.
TRACTION IN CALLING FOR POLICEREFORM.
THE INITIATIVE IS "8CAN'T WAIT" - AND AS TODDWILSON SHOWS US - IT ALREADYHAS THE ATTENTION OF BOCRATON'S POLICE CHIEF.<< (VO) LIKE MANY CITIESACROSS THE COUNTRY BOCA RATONHAS SEEN GROUPS OF PEOPLEPROTESTING THE DEATH OF GEORGEFLOYD WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY.NATS: (VO) NOT ONLY ARE THESEGROUPS ASKING FOR JUSTICE!NATS: (VO) THEY'RE ASKING FORSWIFT POLICE REFORM THROUGH ATRENDING CAMPAIGN CALLED "8CAN'T WAIT." THE CALL TO BANPOLICE CHOKEHOLDS, CHANGINGREPORTING SYSTEMS FOR USE OFFORCE INCIDENTS, REQUIRINGOFFICERS TO INTERVENE WHENTHEY WITNESS POLICEWRONGDOING, AND MORE.
NATS:(VO) BOCA RATON'S POLICE CHIEFMICHELE MIUCCIO SPOKE WITHCITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MONDAYABOUT THE CAMPAIGN.
(SOT04:20) 12 SEC I KNOW WE'VE ALLGOTTEN EMAILS REGARDING THETAG "8CAN'TWAIT" CAMPAIGN ANDI'M HERE TO DISCUSS OURRESPONSE TO RESISTANCE POLICY.NATS: (VO) MIUCCIO SAYS, THE 8CAN'T WAIT POLICIES AREALREADY IN PLACE.
(SOT05:28:16) 17 SEC LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHALLUSED DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUESOR OTHER ALTERNATIVES BEFORERESORTING TO FORCE AND TOREDUCE THE NEED FOR FORCE.
WEALSO TRAIN IN DE- ESCALATIONTECHNIQUES AT LEAST EVERY YEARNATS: (VO) SHE WENT ON TO SAYWHENEVER FEASIBLE - OFFICERSSHALL IDENTIFY HIS OR HERSELFAS AN OFFICER AND GIVE AVERBAL WARNING BEFORE FORCE ISUSED.
NATS: (VO) CITY COUNCILMEMBER ANDY THOMSON SAYSMIUCCIO APPROACH IS FORWARDTHINKING.
(SOT 14:26:44) 5 SECIT DOESN'T COME AS A SURPRISETHAT THE CITY OF BOCA RATONHASN'T SEEN THESE KINDS OFINCIDENTS HERE BEFORE.
NATS:(VO) THOMSON SAYS EACH YEARPOLICIES ARE TESTED ANDTRAINED.
IN BOCA RATON, TODDWILSON, WPTV NC 5.
A police pursuit through Broward County ended with a PIT maneuver, a Jeep on its side, and a man in custody Tuesday morning on I-95..
