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Governor Cuomo Proposes National Ban on Chokeholds by Law Enforcement Amid Ongoing Protests Responding to Killing of George Floyd
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:29:18
Publish Date: 2020-06-01 14:00:00
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Positive Reform Agenda Also Includes National Ban on Excessive Force; Independent Investigations of Police Abuse; Disclosure of Disciplinary Records of Police Officers Being Investigated

Governor Cuomo: "I said from day one, I share the outrage and I stand with the protestors. You look at that video of the killing of an unarmed man, Mr. Floyd, it is horrendous. Horrendous. It's frightening. It perverts everything you believe about this country. It does and there's no excuse for it. No right minded American would make an excuse for it. So, protest yes. Be frustrated, yes. Outraged, yes of course. Is there a larger problem? Of course."

Cuomo: "You want to make that moment work. Yes, you express the outrage. But then you say, 'Here's my agenda. Here's what I want.' That's what we have to be doing in this moment. And the protestors are making a point. And most of them are making a smart, sensible point. But you have to add the positive reform agenda that every voice calls for so the government, the politicians know what to do. And there is a positive reform agenda here. There should be a national ban on excessive force by police officers. There should be a national ban on chokeholds. Period. There should be independent investigations of police abuse."
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