Instead of being placed on the ballot this November, the organizers and the city reached an agreement which would implement approximately 70 percent of the initial proposal for police reform.
Ethan Khorana, the campaign manager for Shaker Citizens for Fair Ticketing, addresses members of Shaker Heights City Council on Monday prior to unanimous passage of the Framework for a Fair and Just Shaker resolution.CLEVELAND, Ohio – Shaker Heights police will soon implement new policies and gain more resources after residents pushed to reform the department.
“This is groundbreaking,” Khorana said. “We’ve proved that the people of Shaker Heights want police reform, and it’s something that is important to them.” A community advisory group. It will advise the mayor and safety director, as well as the police chief and City Council. In early 2024, the city plans to begin looking for volunteers for the group.
“My uncle has come to visit me, and he gets stopped because he doesn’t look like he belongs in our neighborhood,” he said. “My brother, who has Down syndrome, will walk around our neighborhood, and he has the police called on him. It’s something that happens all the time.” Michael Benza, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University, said the agreement is a “big deal.”
“Can I answer whether or not are going to do it? No, of course not everybody’s doing it,” he said. “Should everybody sit down and have these discussions and formulate change where both sides can agree that something can be done in the better interest of the community? Absolutely. That should be done. And it should have been done yesterday.”
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