August 22, 2019
VOL. 34, No. 33
GOVERNOR SIGNS STEPHON CLARK LAW
LIMITING POLICE USE OF DEADLY FORCE
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS, KAWHI LEONARD AND BABY2BABY
DONATE ONE MILLION BACK PACKS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
By Francis Taylor, Asst. Publisher/Editor
Governor Gavin Newsom signed one of the strongest use-offorce laws in the nation Monday that permits police officers to use deadly force when “necessary” instead of “when reasonable.” He was surrounded by family members of people killed by police throughout the state. The January 1, 2020 law also allows prosecutors to consider the actions of the officer leading up to any shooting and prohibits firing on fleeing felons unless they pose an immediate danger. “For 400 years, people of color have often had a different kind of justice in this nation. After 400 years of demonstrating our commitment and humanity to this nation, we deserve fairness and justice,” says the law’s author, San Diego Assemblywoman Shirley Weber. The law requires officers to use other techniques to address threats instead of using deadly force when safe to do so, and encourages law enforcement to train on and use de-escalation techniques like verbal persuasion and other crisis intervention methods. “This is a time for healing, progress and looking forward, ”said Governor Newsom. “The bill goes to the heart of some of our most sacred principles, in which force should be ex-
By Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor/Publisher
On the first day of school for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), NBA Superstar Kawhi Leonard, the L.A. Clippers Foundation and community partner, nonprofit Baby2Baby announced a major community initiative, on Tuesday that
will impact one million Moreno Valley Unified, Inglewood Unified and LAUSD students and more. Every student in those school districts will receive a free backpack, just in time for the start of the school year. The gift is the largest in LAUSD history and will allow hundreds of thou-
sands of families to take the money they would spend on a backpack and use it instead on essential items like food, rent, utilities and more, which can make a major difference in a family’s livelihood. L.A. Clippers su4 perstar Kawhi Leonard
the ensuing confrontation, which was captured on video, Pantaleo put Garner in a chokehold. Garner told the officers repeatedly that he was unable to breathe. They ignored his pleas, and he died. Garner has since become a symbol of the movement against police brutality. An internal disciplinary hearing followed, and The New York Times obtained and released its results yes-
terday. In the report, Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado writes that while she does not believe that Pantaleo intended to choke Garner, the autopsy results, the video, and Pantaleo’s own interviews led her to conclude that he used the prohibited move. Maldonado also called Pantaleo “untruthful” about his behavior. “I found 3 [Pantaleo] to be disin-
ERIC GARNER’S NYPD KILLER FIRED
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By Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor/Publisher
Five years after Officer Daniel Pantaleo killed Eric Garner, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has fired him. An internal disciplinary hearing found him guilty of recklessly causing physical injury. In 2014, Pantaleo was part of a group that attempted to arrest Garner, who they suspected of selling individual untaxed cigarettes. In
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