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Following Tyre Nichols’ death, Biden reiterates call for police reform
From Politifact:
The reach of Biden’s order on policing is limited because it just applies to federal officers. There are about 700,000 to 800,000 police officers in the U.S., including roughly 100,000 federal officers.
“Most of the officers citizens encounter on a regular basis are at the state and local and municipal level,” said Jillian Snider, an adjunct lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, retired New York City police officer and policy director for criminal justice and civil liberties at R Street Institute, a center-right think tank.
