LA City Council Passes Crisis Response Team Bill
Written by Site Hub on October 15, 2020
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to continue on with a proposal to create an unarmed crisis response team for nonviolent 911 emergency calls, in place of police officers.
The measure passed 14-0 and it makes it so the city can hire non-profits who are interested in partnering up with the council and creates a new kind of city employee that is in charge of responding to nonviolent 911 calls.
Los Angeles City Council member Herb Wesson Jr. commented on the proposal, saying:
“Calling the police on George Floyd about an alleged counterfeit $20 bill ended his life. If he had been met with unarmed, trained specialists for the nonviolent crime he was accused of, George Floyd would be turning 47 years old today. This plan will save lives.”
Source:
CNN
