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thoughtsarefalse t1_j67rrxj wrote

Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in NYC protests of Tyre Nichols death draw more than 100; three arrested as Times Square protester smashes police car windshield by [deleted]

I wonder if AOC voted no because it wasnt enough? Odd that she would vote no for any other reason.

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gambalore t1_j67vpts wrote

AOC and other progressives voted against the bill because of a lack of any kind of accountability attached to the bill or the training and because it was fast-tracked to the floor without going through committee where there might have been a chance to add some teeth to it. Basically Congress wanted to pass something that made it seem like they were doing something about policing without actually doing anything about policing and the people who actually care about the issue saw through it.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j68qu6b wrote

The link you gave was about the Invest to Protect Act, which is a different bill.

Still a bad vote, in my opinion. But not applicable to NYC because the NYPD has more than 125 officers.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j68uvtv wrote

A big part of that bill was to fund the DOJ to research/develop a model police training program that can used across police departments in the country.

It’s kind of pointless to say we are not going to vote for a bill that didn’t have studies associated with it, when the bill itself is also supposed to help produce such studies.

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