Violent, "Progressive" Do-Gooder Puppeticians in Madison Refuse to Ban Police from Using Tear Gas, Mace and Other Weapons to Silence Speech [in Defense of Authority not Liberty]
/From [HERE] The Madison City Council on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a compromise to allow continued police use of tear gas, mace and devices that fire less-lethal projectiles under certain circumstances to control unruly crowds, but require the city’s independent police monitor to do an after-action review when tear gas is deployed.
Ald. Juliana Bennett, who represents the campus-area 8th District, initially proposed to ban police and law enforcement responding under mutual aid from using tear gas, mace and devices that fire less-lethal projectiles such as bean bags or sponge-tipped rounds to control unruly crowds, a move strongly opposed by Police Chief Shon Barnes and other police agencies.
But on Tuesday, Bennett and Ald. Yannette Figueroa Cole offered an alternative that allows continued use of those munitions, but requires the city’s yet-to-be-hired first independent police monitor to do an after-action review of any use of tear gas by the Madison police for crowd control. The monitor would have to start the review within 30 days and share its findings with the council and the city’s Police Civilian Oversight Board. [MORE]