re: BR Mayor Broome has "new" rules for cops.

She is truly the master of political posturing. I have to give her that.

ALL of the items listed are already things required by LAW. A higher authority than department policy. This is like making a policy that says "no manufacturing meth while on duty."

Verbal warnings - TN v Garner

No shooting at vehicle unless deadly threat - standard legal use of force laws. You can't ever shoot unless there is a threat to life. Does she think they are just rolling down the street strafing parked cars?

Partners required to report use of force - This is obviously referring to an illegal use of force. Well, there is a thing called Misprison of a Felony which makes it illegal to not report a felony. So this is also already covered under existing law.

Classic politician trying to make it look like they are doing something.

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Broome says officers are now required to give verbal warnings before using deadly force unless in exigent circumstances


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Officers also now required to report when partners use force, warn their partners if using force before de-escalating #BatonRouge

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Seems OK with me

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Broome has created a mayor's advisory council on law enforcement: among those on it, Gary Chambers,

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I can hear the White flight all the way down here in New Orleans

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BRPD Chief Dabadie


Thought she fired that cracker.

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he seems like a good dude but if I were him I'd quit that shitshow now before something really bad happens in BR and it all falls on him because the Mayor will throw him under the bus so fast he'd never see it coming.


Baton Rouge is such a joke

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Dude, it is posturing. Those are already common sense rules.

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Sure. I guess I just don't understand what the full-scale melty outrage comes from.

if these policies were in place months ago, alton would be still be alive dealing drugs and selling CDs, a simple verbal warning would have ended it.

angel alton died for our sins

Oh man bring on St George please

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these "rules" seem more like common sense... i havent seen many cops not give a verbal warning before deadly force...

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According to the tape, that's what the cops in the Sterling incident did.

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he seems like a good dude but if I were him I'd quit that shitshow now before something really bad happens in BR and it all falls on him because the Mayor will throw him under the bus so fast he'd never see it coming.

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He needs to stay on until after the Alton Sterling report comes out. Him, Gautreaux, and Edmonson were all on the same page during the last protest. They're gonna need that continuity again more than ever.

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Broome says officers are now required to give verbal warnings before using deadly force unless in exigent circumstances


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Officers also now required to report when partners use force, warn their partners if using force before de-escalating #BatonRouge


Seems OK with me

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