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Bill: Police Reform Act of 2057
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Party of Oppressive Liberation
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2058
Description[?]:
| To protect the People, the needless limitations on the Police shall be lifted. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The citizens' right to assemble in public.
Old value:: There are no restrictions on the right of citizens to assemble in groups.
Current: The police may only disperse a crowd if a state of emergency has been declared.
Proposed: The police may disperse a group if they believe it poses a potential risk to public safety.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons.
Current: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Proposed: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:56:17, May 26, 2005 CET | From | To | Debating the Police Reform Act of 2057 |
| Message | The UCP believes it is right to allow police to disperse potentially dangerous groups. Also, it is beneficial to the upholders of the law to be able to defend themselves and others from dangerous, life-threatening criminals. Issuing identity cards helps deter malcontents from performing criminal acts by helping establish accountability. |
| Date | 11:58:14, May 26, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Police Reform Act of 2057 |
| Message | We already have ID cards, the public just doesn't need to carry them everywhere. Why force this on people, it merely increases the possibility of random searches without cause. Arming the police with standard firearms does not make the streets safer, rather it increases the risk of harm being brought onto our citizens. The police are armed already, the only difference being is that the armaments the police currently have are not designed specifically to kill. Also, in relation to the restriction on groups I would refer our right honourable friend to the exact wording of the existing legislature: "This bill gives Hobrazian citizens the right to assemble freely if they emain orderly at all times. It does NOT prevent the police from observing larger groups to be ready to arrest any violent members of the crowd." Allowing the police to systematically disperse groups that are non-violent or disruptive purely because they are large goes against the freedoms of our Country. We may consider supporting this part of the legislature if measures are introduced to regulate what classifies as a risk to public safety but as is we cannot support this Bill as a whole. |
| Date | 18:38:19, May 26, 2005 CET | From | To | Debating the Police Reform Act of 2057 |
| Message | Point. Non-lethal weapons help create the impression that the police are present to help, not oppress Hobrazian citizens. However, I don't believe a large, non-violent group could be construed as a threat to public safety. However, as WSS mentioned, it would be better to classify what is a threat to public safety. Innocent until proven guilty, right? As far as ID cards go, without lethal weapons and permission to disperse crowds, it may be possible to implement ID cards in a manner beneficial to detering crime while still retaining protection against random searches lacking probable cause. This bill does not prevent random searches. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 132 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 268 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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