An FBI database on police use of force has finally produced some findings after years of struggles with voluntary reporting, with little help from Georgia agencies, whose participation is among the nation’s lowest. But the state’s contributions are a bit better than they appear due to some reporting quirks.
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Rewrite of Atlanta police ‘use of force’ rules to include input from Atlanta City Council
The “use of force” regulations that govern Atlanta police remain under active review almost six months after George Floyd died while in a choke hold in Minneapolis. Plans in Minneapolis for a “defund the police” policy have collapsed.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta Police policy changes and more
Also: COVID-19 in schools and the performing arts.
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Reporter’s Notebook June 26: Another week of COVID, and reflecting on inclusion and fairness
Some new faces, and familiar ones, at major Atlanta nonprofits.
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Atlanta to review police use-of-force policy, other cities face calls to defund police
“I refuse to be another hashtag.” The spirit of this message on a placard is driving efforts across the country to defund police departments or to reform police practices. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has set a June 18 deadline for recommendations to reform the city’s use-of-force policy, adopted in 2018.
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Reporter’s Notebook June 5: Protests and COVID-19
Protestors and COVID-19 are still in the streets.
