- Jul 2, 2003
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City Of Pittsburgh Embracing ‘8 Can’t Wait’ Campaign Aimed At Reducing Police Violence
pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
When you search Pittsburgh on the ‘8 Can’f Wait’ website, it shows which of these police reform policies the city already has in place.
Right now there are four, one of them being has a use of force continuum.
This means there is a limit on the type of force and/or weapons that can be used to respond to specific types of resistance.
‘8 Can’t Wait’ was created by Campaign Zero, a police reform campaign backed by activists, protestors and researchers from across the nation and uses data, community demands and provides policy solutions with the goal of ending police violence.
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“What some people forget sometimes is our first level of force is our presence and that's the only force we ever want to use,” said Boise Police Department Lt. Matt Bryngelson.
He said BPD also has six out of the eight policies already in place.
“Police across the country, we all want to do our best job, this is a hard time for us,” Bryngelson said. “We don't want to be us versus them, we just want to be a part of the community that has a specific job that sometimes is dangerous.”
City Of Pittsburgh Embracing '8 Can't Wait' Campaign Aimed At Reducing Police Violence
During Mayor Peduto’s news conference Thursday morning, his Chief of Staff Dan Gilman talked about the “8 Can’t Wait” campaign.
pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
When you search Pittsburgh on the ‘8 Can’f Wait’ website, it shows which of these police reform policies the city already has in place.
Right now there are four, one of them being has a use of force continuum.
This means there is a limit on the type of force and/or weapons that can be used to respond to specific types of resistance.
‘8 Can’t Wait’ was created by Campaign Zero, a police reform campaign backed by activists, protestors and researchers from across the nation and uses data, community demands and provides policy solutions with the goal of ending police violence.
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Boise and Meridian police weigh in on '8 can't wait' social media campaign
#8cantwait highlights eight techniques which organizers say will decrease incidents of violence between police and the public.
www.ktvb.com
“What some people forget sometimes is our first level of force is our presence and that's the only force we ever want to use,” said Boise Police Department Lt. Matt Bryngelson.
He said BPD also has six out of the eight policies already in place.
“Police across the country, we all want to do our best job, this is a hard time for us,” Bryngelson said. “We don't want to be us versus them, we just want to be a part of the community that has a specific job that sometimes is dangerous.”
