House and Senate Democrats held a moment of silence at the Capitol’s Emancipation Hall on Monday (June 8) for eight minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd and others who have been killed by police officers.
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It also would change "qualified immunity" protections for police "to enable individuals to recover damages when law enforcement officers violate their constitutional rights," according to an early draft of the bill.
The bill does fall short of defunding police departments, one of the primary calls protestors nationwide have been calling for since the death of George Floyd exactly two weeks ago.
It is unclear if law enforcement and police unions will back any of the proposed changes or if House and Senate Republicans will support it.
Last Wednesday, Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison upgraded the charges against Chauvin to second-degree murder for the death of Floyd on and also charged the three other officers involved, J Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane with aiding and abetting murder.
