CA Governor “Jerry
Brown signed into law Tuesday a measure that prohibits grand juries (which meet
in secret and have secret proceedings) to decide whether to charge officers in
cases involving excessive or deadly force by law enforcement, and another
affirming the public’s right to take audio or video recordings of police
officers.
Sen. Holly
Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) offered the grand juries measure in response to
high-profile incidents in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City, where grand juries
declined to indict police officers for the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric
Garner, respectively.
Mitchell
said her bill, SB 227, would help make judicial proceedings more transparent
and accountable. Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties already have opted not to
use grand juries when an officer's actions may have caused someone's death.” The decision to charge the officer would be
made by the prosecutor
Both these
measures should help insure more transparency and public confidence.
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