Tennessee governor quietly signs law dissolving police oversight boards meant to investigate police

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

Source: Yahoo news

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation this week dissolving independent oversight boards meant to investigate police departments in the state.

The law will replace the community-led boards with "review committees" that will be comprised of members appointed by a mayor. Those members will then only be able to refer complaints to law enforcement internal affairs, according to the Associated Press.

Nashville residents voted to form one of these boards in 2018, a year after the shooting of Jocques Clemmons. The 31-year-old Black man was shot and killed by a white police officer — identified as Joshua Lippert — during a traffic stop, WZTV, a local Nashville Fox affiliate, reported.

Lippert was not charged in connection to the incident after arguing self-defense. Police claimed that when Clemmons fled from the scene, he had a gun in his possession, the Tennessean reported. The decision not to charge Lippert sparked protests in the community, and residents called on local officials to take action.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/tennessee-governor-quietly-signs-law-140338784.html

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Residents are already pushing back.

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[cstanleytech]

2. I dont object to mayors having the power to appoint one person to such a board in an

advisory capacity but they should be community led and free from interference by the local goverments.

[spike jones]

5. Review board should be community elected and not part of police department. n/t

[James48]

3. They need to push back

They need help to make noise.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

4. +100

[LiberalFighter]

6. Looks like the Governor and his cronies want bad police to have freedum to kill minorities.

[BOSSHOG]

8. It's one of the tenets of the religion of conservatism

Signing such a bill is proof you are a racist, have no integrity and don’t give a fuck about liberty and Justice for all. Give that Governor a KKK Medal of Valor.

[riversedge]

7. The Residents need to LOUDLY rise up every day, ..!!

[Hotler]

9. Can't have citizens nosing around when lynchings take an uptick. nt

[70sEraVet]

10. Republicans have gerrymandered Nashville, so it has no more power.

They are thoroughly enjoying all of the pain they are inflicting. You can COUNT on it!

[orleans]

11. this guy must be giving everyone whiplash

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[Judi Lynn]

12. Downright confusing! This doesn't happen all that often with "conservatives."

Gov. Lee, getting slimed by Trump.

[ashredux]

13. Well, that's one way to solve the issues with overzealous police departments.

Just do not investigate. Problem solved.

[Rebl2]

16. Our city

has been sued several times over the past few years from family members who feel the police were wrong for shooting their loved ones. Also our state controls our police department and are trying to take control of another large police department in our state.

[electric_blue68]

14. Riiight... And RW! Not good at all "except for" those racist loe

[live love laugh]

15. There should be a federal alternative then.