Opinion: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s cynical attack on police oversight law
Gov. Gavin Newsom has gained a reputation for making grand pronouncements and then not following up with specific actions after the press conference is over. Rarely, however, have we seen him actively undermine the goals he outlined in his public statements. Until now.
California was one of only three states that had no process for decertifying bad officers. Even in instances of egregious wrongdoing that would lead to an officer’s firing, that officer often would get a new job at another police agency. The officer at the center of the Floyd incident was the subject of 18 previous complaints about his on-duty behavior.
Senate Bill 2 was designed as a remedy. “Too many lives have been lost due to racial profiling and excessive use of force,” Newsom said at a press conference after the bill signing. “We cannot change what is past, but we can build accountability, root out racial injustice and fight systemic racism.”
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