Sen. Wyden, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Step Up Efforts to Demilitarize Police
February 10, 2022
February 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022:
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today joined nine colleagues in calling on President Biden to step up efforts to demilitarize the police.
In their letter to the president, the senators cite reports showing that police militarization fails to reduce rates of violent crime or change the number of officers assaulted or killed. Instead, arming police departments with military equipmen . . .
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today joined nine colleagues in calling on President Biden to step up efforts to demilitarize the police.
In their letter to the president, the senators cite reports showing that police militarization fails to reduce rates of violent crime or change the number of officers assaulted or killed. Instead, arming police departments with military equipmen . . .