Cuomo Proposes ‘Say Their Name’ Agenda For Police Reform With No Chokeholds

TOPLINE

In his Friday briefing, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced the “Say Their Name,” reform aimed at curtailing race-based violent policing the wake of George Floyd’s death after an officer’s nearly nine-minute chokehold led to his death.

KEY FACTS

Tangent

In the same briefing, Cuomo announced that the New York Covid-19 death toll hit an eight-week low with 42 deaths on Thursday and the lowest total hospitalizations to date. 

Key Background

Today marks the 10th day of protests over the killing of the unarmed black man George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Yesterday New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio took the stage at a memorial service for George Floyd to jeers and calls for his resignation after footage on Twitter went viral of the NYPD attempting to arrest a journalist and cuffing a food delivery person—an essential worker—for violation of the city’s 8pm curfew. 

Further Reading

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