Two years after Floyd, Biden signs police reform executive order

May 26, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -42% Medium Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    30% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    70% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"Biden's order directs federal law enforcement agencies to revise guidelines for officers on the use life-threatening tactics including no-knock warrants and chokeholds."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Amid rising crime and failure of police reform legislation in Congress, Wednesday's order seeks to balance the interests of police unions and civil rights groups but falls short of demands by Black Lives Matter protesters who took to the streets after Floyd's death in 2020."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"Biden has called for a renewal of the federal ban on assault weapons and improved background checks for legal gun buyers amid widespread public calls for stricter gun control laws."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"But Biden officials hope to use the availability of federal funds as an incentive to get local authorities to cooperate."
Positive
14% Conservative
"This executive order delivered the most significant police reform in decades, said Biden, flanked by civil rights leaders, US legislators and members of Floyd's family during a White House signing ceremony."
Positive
10% Conservative
"The International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Fraternal Order of Police issued a joint statement in support of Biden's order, calling it a good faith effort by all involved to reach accord without compromising any core values or issues."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Addressing the trend towards the increased militarisation of police, Biden is also applying limits to the types of military weapons and heavy equipment that can be transferred to police departments."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"By building trust we can strengthen public safety and we can more effectively fight crime in our communities, Biden said."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Washington, DC - US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that aims to advance effective, accountable policing in the United States and strengthen public safety, as the nation marks the second aiversary of George Floyd's death at the hands of police in Mieapolis."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Reverend Al Sharpton, a leading Black civil rights activist in the US, called Biden's executive order an important step toward dealing with the issues of accountability and public safety."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Biden's order directs federal law enforcement agencies to revise guidelines for officers on the use life-threatening tactics including no-knock warrants and chokeholds."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"Separately, Biden has rejected calls to defund the police and instead urged Congress to provide additional funding for police training."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Biden's order stops short of addressing the problem of qualified immunity, a judicial principle that many US courts have adopted to protect officers from civil lawsuits charging wrongful death and abuse."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Biden has called for a renewal of the federal ban on assault weapons and improved background checks for legal gun buyers amid widespread public calls for stricter gun control laws."
Negative
-18% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : Biden's order directs federal law enforcement agencies to revise guidelines for officers on the use life-threatening tactics including no-knock warrants and chokeholds.
41% : Amid rising crime and failure of police reform legislation in Congress, Wednesday's order seeks to balance the interests of police unions and civil rights groups but falls short of demands by Black Lives Matter protesters who took to the streets after Floyd's death in 2020.
37% : Biden has called for a renewal of the federal ban on assault weapons and improved background checks for legal gun buyers amid widespread public calls for stricter gun control laws.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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