Some federal law enforcement officials have shown up at protests against police brutality bearing no indication of who they work for and with their name tags obscured.
WASHINGTON — Recent protests against police brutality have featured something highly unusual: Law enforcement officials are showing up in riot gear unmarked, hiding their names and offering no indication of which agency they work for.Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced legislation Thursday that would require federal officers in uniform responding to First Amendment assemblies to have their agency and name visibly marked.
The debate comes as residents of the nation's capital witnessed a massive police presence that includes an assortment of law enforcement entities. Clashes with protesters demanding justice for George Floyd, a black man who died in custody after a Minneapolis police officer held a knee on his neck, have at times grown heated as police use tear gas and pepper spray to control crowds.
"I am writing to request a full list of the agencies involved and clarifications of the roles and responsibilities of the troops and federal law enforcement resources operating in the city," she wrote, saying Americans must know"who is in charge, what is the chain of command, what is the mission." The House is likely to take up a package of police reforms later this month, Beyer said, adding that he would push Pelosi to include his proposal, which he expects to release with cosponsors as early as next week. It would need to get through the Senate, which is controlled by Republican allies of President Donald Trump.
But he went on to say that given the current situation, “there are going to be officers in different dress out there and they are not going to identify themselves to protect and gather information, they have all the right to do it, and that’s appropriate.”Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois wrote Barr a letter Thursday asking what orders the agents were given that led to their lack of identification on their uniforms.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
'I was horrified': Democrats seek to outlaw unmarked police as they patrol D.C. protestsLaw enforcement officials are showing up in unmarked riot gear, hiding their names, and offering no indication of which agency they work for. Some lawmakers want to outlaw that.
続きを読む »
House chairmen press Cabinet secretaries for answers on clearing protesters ahead of Trump's photo opMultiple House chairmen are pressing for answers about the Trump administration's decision to use tear gas and rubber bullets to remove peaceful protesters near the White House on Monday
続きを読む »
Mystery Officers Patrolling D.C. Streets Are From Federal PrisonsThe Justice Department has sent special operations teams from the Bureau of Prisons to support the Trump administration’s response to protests in Washington, D.C. and Florida. In a statement to The Daily Beast, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson confirmed that they had deployed Crisis Management Teams
続きを読む »
D.C. dials back curfew after arrests drop as George Floyd protests continueProtesters persisted around the White House Tuesday night, but violence and arrests were down sharply from Monday when police clashed with protesters.
続きを読む »
Barr defends use of non-identified officers in D.C. as Democrats demand answersDemocrats have called for a special prosecutor to look into Attorney General William Barr’s handling of law enforcement’s attack on protesters.
続きを読む »