United States President Joe Biden signed this Wednesday an executive order to reform the federal security forces of the country that forces these bodies to review their protocols for the use of force.
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Family members of George Floyd, who died just two years ago suffocated by the agent who arrested him, and Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by the Police during a raid on her home in March 2020.
The executive order comes after the US Senate rejected the George Floyd Police Justice Act, a Democratic Party police reform proposal that failed to win the support of Republican lawmakers.
The new regulation establishes a new minimum standard for the use of force, and prohibits officers from using chokeholds to arrest suspects unless the use of deadly force is authorized.
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It also orders the creation of a database of officers who have received credible allegations of misconduct, managed by the Department of Justice.
The executive order only applies to federal agencies such as the FBI or Customs and Border Protection (CBP), since the White House has no direct authority over local or state security forces. In the case of Floyd, he died in the custody of the local Minneapolis Police.
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The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, also present during the signing, has recognized that the executive order is not a substitute for legislative action, and asked the Senate to approve the George Floyd Police Justice Act.
For his part, Biden recalled the Black Lives Matter protests, which two years ago called for measures against racism and police violence, and promised to continue working to achieve law enforcement reform. .
“This is a start,” defended the president.
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