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Biden to curb police supplies and create bad cop registry as violent crime spikes
1 month ago | By New York Post
President Biden is set to sign orders curbing policing Wednesday to commemorate the two-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder despite the ongoing violent crime wave.
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AP sources: Biden to sign policing executive order
1 month ago | By My Sanantonio
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, according to three people familiar with the matter.
The order would require federal law enforcement to review and revise policies on use of force, and it would restrict the flow of surplus military equipment to local police. In addition, the order would encourage limitations on chokeholds and no-knock warrants by attaching strings to federal funding.
The people who described the order spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of any public announcement...
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