Discussing police violence

Members of Amnesty Intl. Group 39 met with City Council members Erika Strassburger and Corey O’Connor to present finding of the recent report from Amnesty Intl. USA on excessive use of force by police against African Americans and Black Lives Matter protesters. We discussed ways how the Pittsburgh Police could put more emphasis on deescalation, adopt international standards for use of force, and can be held accountable for abuse of their authority.