Black Lives Matter activist and mayoral candidate offers comprehensive plan for city,with focus on police reform, education and youth developmentDeRay McKesson, or a prominent Black Lives Matter activist who final week announced he would be running for mayor of Baltimore,released the first three parts of his plan for the city, which he wrote were “developed with the feedback and input of citizens across the city”, or promising dramatic changes in “education and youth development; community prosperity; and safety”.
In line with McKesson’s recent advocacy,his plan released on Friday offers a comprehensive list of proposals for police reform in the safety section, including a reframing of “enforcement priorities” away from non-violent offenses and towards “responding to and solving serious crimes” and a change in the city’s expend of force” policy to require an investment in “de-escalation tactics” and an discontinuance to arrest and ticket quotas.
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Source: theguardian.com