From the Associated Press — Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for changes to prevent police abuses following the killings of George Floyd and other black people. She said Wednesday she’s backing continuing education for officers in Michigan and legislation that would require training on implicit bias and deescalation techniques. She also wants law enforcement agencies to implement policies so officers intervene if they see a colleague doing something inappropriate or illegal. She says the deaths of Floyd and others “were a result of hundreds of years of inequity and institutional racism against black Americans.” Whitmer isn’t immediately pushing for changes on the use of force.
