Black Lives Matter activists denounce Mayor Karen Bass’ support for reappointing LAPD Chief Moore.
asked the commission to delay“For decades, I’ve heard directly from neighbors, community members, and the people of Los Angeles about their views on public safety, and since taking office, I have had detailed discussions with Chief Moore and stakeholders,” Bass wrote in her letter to the commission this week.
Moore’s tenure as police chief has seen controversy. Moore was chief in 2020 when tens of thousands of residents marched in the city’s streets following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. But he also shepherded reforms in the department following the uprising: He required department-wide retraining in crowd control tactics and saw the department analyze its own failures during the protests through multiple after-action reports.– Takar Smith, Oscar Sanchez and Keenan Anderson – died after being shot or Tased by LAPD officers during the first few days of 2023.
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