Philadelphia City Controller Launches Investigation Into Use Of Tear Gas On Protesters On VIne Street Expressway

The police department is conducting its own internal review.

A CURFEW IS IN EFFECT ONCE AGAINTONIGHT IN PHILADELPHIA FROM8:00 P.M.

TO 6:00 A.M.A SHORT TIME AGO.PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR TOM WOLFANNOUNCED POLICE REFORMS INRESPONSE TO THE UNRESTI'M DIRECTING THE NPOETC,STATE POLICE AND ALL OTHERTRAINING ACADEMIES FOR LAWENFORCEMENT TO REVIEW THEIRTRAINING CURRICULUM.THIS WILL INCLUDE A THOROUGHREVIEW AND REVISION OF YOU DON'TSAY OF FORCE TRAINING.WE WILL DEVELOP STANDARDIZEDTESTING AND BEST PRACTICES FORVERBAL DEESCALATION TECHNIQUES,TRAUMA CENTERED APPROACHES,MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID ANDIMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING.RE FORMS ARE BASED ONRECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TASKFORCE ON 21 IT'S CENTURYPOLICING.THE USE OF TEAR GAS ON THEVINE STREET EXPRESSWAY IS THEFOCUS OF AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW.TODAY, THE OFFICE ANNOUNCED ITIS INVESTIGATING WHY THE CITYLACKED ENOUGH LAW ENFORCEMENTRESOURCES DURING LAST WEEK ANDPROTESTS AND LOOTING.WE'RE TOLD THE REVIEW WILL ALSOLOOK INTO WHY VIGILANTES WITHBASEBALL BATS WERE ROMING INFISHTOWN.PEOPLE EXPECT CERTAIN THINGSFROM THEIR CITY.THEY EXPECT -- THEY EXPECT THATPEOPLE AND PROPERTY WILL BEPROTECTED AND THEY EXPECT TO BEABLE TO VOICE THEIR OPINION IN APEACEFUL MANNER AS A PROTESTER.SO THE IMAGES ARE DISTURBING.I THINK THAT'S WHY ANINVESTIGATION IS NECESSARILY.THE REVIEW WILL BE MADE