AB2394 creates recruitment and selection programs to increase police hirings of women and minorities, with a reporting requirement.
The General Assembly passed A3687 on June 18, 2020 by a vote of 70 to 3. We have assigned pluses for the yeas because this bill is dangerous and misguided. Police officers make snap judgments and life-or-death decisions; their work is high-stress, physical, and dangerous. Contrasting a pervasive leftist narrative, a 2015 study found that white officers were not more likely than non-white officers to shoot non-white suspects. Given these facts, the only suitable standard for law enforcement hiring is colorblind, sex-neutral, and meritocratic. The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of race.
