Police in the US. File photoWASHINGTON, May 26.U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order to reform the police, timed to coincide with the second anniversary of the high-profile murder of African-American George Floyd. . It began with a demand for the dissolution and defunding of the police, but then — against the backdrop of widespread rampant crime — moved to more moderate positions. «The decree includes reforms that have long been talked about and are finally being implemented at the federal level. And this is happening at a critical time. Building trust , we will strengthen public safety and be able to fight crime more effectively. And one more thing — we show what we can do when we work together,» Biden said at the signing ceremony. the use of chest cameras, prohibits, except in extreme cases, the use of chokeholds, limits the practice of entering residential premises without prior warning, limits the transfer of military equipment to the police. The decree requires the ministries of justice and health to develop «innovative models» of interaction with people, per living in crisis conditions, with the participation of services that would replace or supplement a purely police response. Law enforcement officers are also required to complete training courses that would eradicate «implicit prejudice» against members of certain races, ethnicities and other groups. >U.S. police release details of Texas high school shooting
