Senator Patty Murray Endorses Initiative to Enable Prosecutions of Cops Who Unjustly Kill

by Ansel HerzWashington Senator Patty Murray is the latest high profile endorser of the citizen initiative.Senate.gov
Just before the election, Washington Senator Patty Murray endorsed statewide Initiative 873, which would change Washington's extreme law on police killings—the law that makes it virtually impossible to prosecute officers who unjustly kill. The law includes an unusual clause requiring prosecutors to prove an officer acted out of "malice"—an insurmountable burden, accor