Pennsylvania Taking Step Toward Responding To Police Reform Cries

Natasha Brown reports.

IT WAS A DRIVE UP EVENT.CARS LINED UP, WORKERS PUT THEFANS IN SENIOR'S CARS.UKEE?PENNSYLVANIA IS TAKING AFIRST STEP TOWARD RESPONDINGTO CRIES FOR POLICE REFORM.THE BIPARTISAN ACTION COMES AMID THE UNREST OVER THE DEATHSOF BLACK AMERICANS AT THEHANDS OF POLICE.NATASHA BROWN HAS TODAY'SUPDATE.THE CALL FOR POLICE REFORMAND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE BEINGHEARD LOUD AND CLEAR ASTHOUSANDS OF PROTESTERSCONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE INPHILADELPHIA, AND THROUGHOUTTHE COMMONWEALTH.STATE LEGISLATORS INHARRISBURG ARE HEARING THECALLS AND TAKING HISTORICACTION.A LOT OF THIS WOULD HAVENOT BEEN BROUGHT TO THEFOREFRONT IF WE DIDN'T HAVEOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS OFALL RACES COMING TOGETHER, ANDIN A UNIFIED FRONT OF SAYINGENOUGH IS ENOUGH.TWO BILLS ADDRESSING POLICEREFORM HAVE MOVED OUT OF THESTATE HOUSE AND INTO THESENATE HEADED FOR GOVERNORWOLF'S APPROVAL.WE WILL LOOK AT MENTALHEALTH EVALUATIONS FOR LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EVERYOTHER YEAR.AND/OR WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEUSE OF DEADLY FORCE.IN THE ONLY WILL ANOFFICER'S MENTAL HEALTH BEADDRESSED BUT LEGISLATE OURSWANT TO CREATE TRACKING SYSTEMFOR MISCONDUCT.THIS SATURDAY, CREATES ANOPPORTUNITY FOR MISCONDUCT TOBE FILED, SO THAT WHEN APOLICE OFFICER GOSS ADIFFERENT DEPARTMENT, THEINFORMATION FOLLOWS THEM.BOTH BILLS RECEIVEDUNANIMOUS SUPPORT IN THE HOUSEBUT STATE REPRESENTATIVES SAYTHIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING ONA LONG ROAD TO STATE-WIDEPOLICE REFORM.WE HAVE TO ADDRESS USE OFFORCE POLICIES.WE HAVE TO ADDRESS MAKING LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MANDATEDREPORTERS, IF THE TEACHERSSEES ABUSE, A TEACHER HAS TOREPORT IT.TODAY IS HISTORIC DAY FORJUST PENNSYLVANIA, BECAUSE WEHAVE NOT HAD ANY MOVEMENT ONANY OF THESE BILLS, IN A VERYVERY LONG TIME.STATE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO