Sacramento City Council discusses proposals for police reform

Rowena Shaddox reports

THE ONE THE COUNTY HIRED THATINSPECTOR GENERAL ENDED UPBEING LOCKED OUT OF THESHERIFF'S OFFICE BY THESHERIFF.WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT FIXINGTHE SYSTEM.

WELL HERE IS A NEWOPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO HELP FIXTHAT SYSTEM SACRAMENTO CITYCOUNCIL HELD A SPECIAL MEETINGWEDNESDAY EVENING, THE BULK OFIT WERE ISSUES PERTAINING TOPOLICE REFORM THIS IS BIGGERTHAN US WE'RE DEALING WITH IS.THE NATION'S IS AND HOW WEAPPROACH THIS.

IN TERMS OFREVIEWING WHEN THERE IS ANALLEGATION OF WRONGDOING ISEVERY BIT AS IMPORTANT ASANYTHING ELSE.AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW WHENIT COMES TO OFFICER-INVOLVEDSHOOTINGS IN-CUSTODY DEATHSAND USE OF FORCE WHEN ITRESULT IN ANY BODILY INJURY.PLUS THE HIRING OF ANINSPECTOR GENERAL WITH FULLINDEPENDENCE WOULD INVESTIGATESUCH INCIDENTS AND REPORTPUBLICLY ON FINDINGS ALONGWITH RECOMMENDATIONS ANDDISCIPLINE FOR THE OFFICER IFAPPROPRIATE.CLOSED DOORS.

PRICES TOCREDIBILITY.THE CITY MANAGER WOULD HAVETHE FINAL SAY THE MAYOR SAIDTHE DEFUND MOVEMENT HAS THEPOTENTIAL FOR SYSTEMIC REFORM,ALTHOUGH IT'S INTERPRETED INVARIOUS WAYS BY PEOPLE SOMEPEOPLE SAY YOU SHOULD TEARDOWN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ANDYOU SHOULD START FROM SCRATCH.I DON'T THINK THAT ISPRACTICAL OR APPROPRIATEADDING THAT NO ONE ON COUNCILSUPPORTED THAT CITY COUNCILMANALLEN WARREN SPOKE ABOUT WHATHE SAID IS A COMMON SENSEAPPROACH TO POLICE WORK WHEREPOLICE WOULDN'T BE VIEWED ASINTIMIDATING HE SAID THAT WHENOFFICERS MAKE TRAFFIC STOPS ORANY CONTACT WITH A CITIZENTHEY SHOULD BE FORTHCOMINGWITH INFORMATION.THEY GIVE THEM A CARDBUSINESS CARD HAS THEIR NAMETHEIR BADGE NUMBER IN A 1, 8,100 NUMBER THAT TALKS ABOUTHOW THEY GO ABOUT HOW THECONSTITUENTS COOL ABOUTREPORTING.THEIR INTERACTION WITH THEPOLICE.I JUST GOT WORD FROM ONE OFTHE COUNCIL MEMBERS, HE SAIDTHAT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO GOANOTHER HOUR ON THIS COUNCILMEETING AND THAT THAT TIMETHEY WOULD TAKE A VOTE ON THEPOSITION OF THAT INSPECTORGENERAL HE SAYS THAT THEY ARETHINKING THAT THEY'RE PROBABLYGOING TO BE VOTING UNANIMOUSLYIN FAVOR OF IT, REPORTING LIVEIN SACRAMENTO COUNTY TONIGHT