11-06-2020 21:25 via sltrib.com

Utah’s governor bans police chokeholds, elevates multicultural leaders

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert addressed police brutality and bias in a news conference intended to address the coronavirus, announcing an executive order banning state law enforcement officials from using chokeholds and calling on other police throughout the state to follow suit.Herbert once again expressed dismay at the death of George Floyd, who died while in police custody in Minneapolis when an officer pressed his kneed into Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. When “egregious” a
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