Gov. Newsom orders end to ‘carotid hold’ training

Ashley Zavala reports

BLOCK THE FLOW OF BLOOD TO THEBRAIN FOX FORTY'S ASHLEYZAVALA REPORTS.BLACK COMMUNITY DOES NOTNEED TO CHANGE.

WE NEED TOCHANGE GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOMEFRIDAY DIRECTED CALIFORNIA'SPOLICE OFFICER TRAININGPROGRAM TO STOP TEACHING THECAROTID HOLD A RESTRAINT WHICHBLOCKS THE FLOW OF BLOOD FROMTHE BRAIN THE GOVERNOR EVENWENT ON TO SAY HE WILL SIGN APROPOSED LAW TO PROHIBITPOLICE FROM USING THESTRANGLEHOLD TECHNIQUE INCALIFORNIA THAT HAS NO PLACEANY LONGER.21ST CENTURY AFTER SEEINGMORE THAN A WEEK'S WORTH OFIMAGES OF TEAR GAS AND RUBBERBULLET USE NEWSOME ALSOANNOUNCED HE'S PUTTINGTOGETHER A WORKING GROUP TOSTANDARDIZE HOW POLICE RESPONDTO PROTESTS AND CROWD CONTROLTHE GOVERNOR APPOINTING RACIALJUSTICE ACTIVISTS LATIFA SIMONAND FORMER POLICING ADVISER INTHE BARACK OBAMAADMINISTRATION RON DAVIS TOLEAD THE GROUP.WE DON'T HAVE TIME TORELITIGATE THE CAUSES.

WE KNOWTHE CAUSE OF THE GOVERNOR OUTLAST SOME OF THEM TODAY.

WENEED TO DO IS FOCUS ON THEREMEDIES NEWSOME FRIDAY ALSOSAID HIS ADMINISTRATION ISCOMING THROUGH A STATE LAWTHAT GOES INTO EFFECT INJANUARY THAT REESTABLISH HISPOLICE TRAINING ON IMPLICITBIAS AND DE-ESCALATIONTECHNIQUES THE GOVERNOR HOPINGTO PUT PARTS OF IT IN PLACESOONER, BUT FOR NOW SOMECURFEWS ARE STILL IN EFFECTACROSS CALIFORNIA WITH THENATIONAL GUARD STILL STANDINGON SOME CITY STREETS NEWSOMESAYS IF CONDITIONS ALLOW HEHIGHLY URGES LOCAL LEADERS TOPULL BACK ON THOSE RESOURCES.IN SACRAMENTO, ASHLEY