House Bill 27 prohibits public agencies and employees from identifying a police officer who has discharged his firearm or used force for 30 days after the incident. HB 27 would withhold important information about the function of government from the public and implies that police officers have something to hide when they use force.
Why is this important?
According to the most current FBI reports, a white police officer killed an African American individual nearly two times a week in the United States. The Department of Justice has found a pattern of excessive force within a number of major police departments.
