United States: Joe Biden asks the Senate to pass the “George Floyd” law
Police on the streets in New York after the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, convicted of the death of George Floyd, on April 20, 2021. REUTERS - EDUARDO MUNOZ
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The “George Floyd” law, which provides for an in-depth reform of the American police force, was already passed by the House of Representatives last summer.
There remains the Senate.
If such a law were passed, it would have significant repercussions across the country, but it is not won.
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With our correspondent in Washington,
Anne Corpet
The "George Floyd Police Justice Act" was Democrats' first response to the protests following the death of the 40-year-old killed by Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis.
The text provides for facilitating legal proceedings against violent police officers, improving the treatment of prisoners and depriving the police of the military-type equipment they claim to need to guarantee their safety.
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This Tuesday, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris urged senators to vote on this law which has still not been considered by the upper house.
And for good reason: it would take ten Republican senators to rally with the Democrats for the text to be adopted.
However, the Republicans refuse to break the form of immunity currently enjoyed by the police.
In fact, local initiatives are more likely to succeed in reforming the police.
The investigation launched this Wednesday by the Department of Justice
on the Minneapolis police force
could, for example, lead to federal prosecutions which would impose changes.
Several cities and several states have already initiated reforms in the functioning of their police.
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