RCMP use-of-force policies include three out of eight rules championed by police reform campaign

'The rule is the only avenue to discipline. And there’s 40 years of research to suggest that the rules change behaviour,' says DeRay McKesson, one of the activists behind the 8 Can't Wait campaign sweeping through U.S. police departments. 
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki has come under fire as a wave of protests and public concern about police racism and brutality have spread through Canada in recent weeks, with calls for reform or the abolishment of police forces growing.
The rules that govern how and when RCMP officers use force on civilians, and what they do afterwards, include just three of the eight policies that a police reform advocacy group says have been shown to save lives. 8 Can’t Wait ...

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