2020 KY Senatorial race: on Crime


Amy McGrath: Police reform: ban chokeholds, guarantee body cameras

Citizens have to be able to trust that the response to police violence will be handled fairly and independently. I support Senator Tammy Duckworth's bill that would incentivize states to require an independent investigation each and every time a police officer uses force that results in serious harm or death.

All officers must be trained to recognize and counteract racial bias. The federal government should also incentivize de-escalation tactics and use of force guidelines. Among the police officers I know, no one thinks they need to be using chokeholds or strangleholds, so we should look at banning them nationally. I want to see the federal government do all it can to guarantee that every officer has a functioning body camera that's actually turned on.

Source: 2020 Kentucky Senate campaign website AmyMcGrath.com Jun 30, 2020

Charles Booker: Supports criminal justice reform to address racial bias

Charles is focused on reforming the criminal justice system to address the racial bias and disparities that disproportionately criminalize and incarcerate poorer communities and people of color. Charles will support legislation to end cash bail, address racial bias in risk assessments, and lead on broader pre-trial reform. He will push for reforms that prevent unnecessary sentence extensions due to technical violations, and he supports automatic expungement upon completion of a sentence.
Source: 2020 Kentucky Senate campaign website BookerForKentucky.com Jun 17, 2020

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Candidates and political leaders on Crime:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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