On Thursday, Austin City Council voted on two topics, which have been debated for years.
City Council discussed two topics that have been debated for years, license plate readers and the Austin Police Oversight Act.worked through a nearly 100-item agenda on Thursday. Two of the topics, which have been debated for years, were voted on.
The act started as a petition that got over 30,000 signatures. It calls for civilian oversight for more accountability for police. The Oversight Office would have access to all police records and recommend disciplinary actions. "You have to have at least a member of the police department on the board or on the oversight, because civilians and police officers, they clash all the time, and nothing's going to get done," he said.
A few dozen advocates rallied outside City Hall to oppose license plate readers and support the Police Oversight Act.Austinites express concern over reinstating APD license plate reader program"There's no example of anywhere in the USA, anywhere in the world, where more surveillance helps Black, Brown, and poor people," Moore said.
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