Illinois House Bill HB3653 was recently rushed through and passed onto the Governor. The bill comes with many concerns not only to law enforcement, but also the residents of Illinois.

Many items in the bill raise many concerns not only for officer safety, but also that of the public. There are many items on police policy that will severely tie police officers hands in doing their job. 

Concerning points of the bill:

-Officers not allowed to tase someone in the back even though taser companies say the back is the recommended place to use a taser.

-Officers not allowed to review body cameras prior to writing their reports.

-Officers not being able to make an arrest if someone is trespassing on property. 

These are only a few examples of the items in this disastrous bill. Several other points that are proposed are not clearly explained and leave many areas to interpretation. 

The politicians have created this bill to make laws telling police officers how to do their job, but with what training and understanding of the job do they have? What makes them experts to create these laws for this dangerous profession which protects the residents of Illinois? 

This petition argues that lawmakers complete a minimum of 80 hours of scenario-based police use of force training and participate in police ride-along programs.

Politicians need to understand what it takes to handle real life-threatening situations and what officers face on a daily basis while making split-second decisions to protect the communities they serve.

No lawmaker should be allowed to create and pass these policies for police departments without having any understanding of what it takes to do effectively do the job.