Biden repeatedly pushed bill in Senate that critics said would have made investigating police officers for misconduct more difficult
The Biden campaign declined to answer whether Biden still supports a Police Officer's Bill of Rights. Biden's position reflects the shifting political dynamics between the 1990s and today for Democrats on criminal justice. Then, as now, Democrats had close ties to trade unions, and the Police Officer's Bill of Rights was seen more as employee protection legislation. Biden first introduced the Police Officer's Bill of Rights legislation in May 1991 during National Police Week. "The bill explicitly provides that the standards and protections governing internal investigations shall not apply to investigations for criminal misconduct by law enforcement officers," Biden said.
Source: CNN June 10, 2020 21:33 UTC
