周二，在乔治·弗洛伊德被明尼阿波利斯警方击毙后，唐纳德·特朗普总统迫于压力采取了行动签署了一项行政命令旨在鼓励全国各地的警察部门对使用武力采取更严格的标准。
总统宣布，他的命令要求警察部门采取禁令，除了当警察生命受到威胁时。
“作为这一新的认证程序的一部分，除非一名军官的生命受到威胁，否则将禁止持有巧克力。我要说的是，我们已经和所有不同的部门打过交道，每个人都说‘是时候了’。”特朗普谈到订单时说。
2020年6月16日，在华盛顿白宫玫瑰园，唐纳德·特朗普总统在一场关于警察改革的活动中发表讲话。埃文·武契/美联社
该命令还呼吁建立一个数据库，供警察部门分享有不当行为历史的警官的信息，以防止这些警官在不同部门之间轻易调动。它还鼓励使用所谓的共同回应者，如社会工作者和受过心理健康问题培训的个人，来回应非暴力的呼吁。该订单不直接涉及种族。
约翰·科恩是美国广播公司新闻撰稿人，有执法背景，他对该法令持批评态度，并表示该法令实际上并没有带来什么改革，因为治安权属于州和地方两级。
科恩说:“通过总统行政命令，总统有能力指示联邦政府机构和联邦政府人员采取某些行动。”。“总统的行政行动对州和地方执法机构的日常运作几乎没有影响。”
总统在白宫玫瑰园发表讲话，宣布了这项命令，他周围都是执法官员，他的改革讲话中充满了对法律和秩序以及保卫警察的强烈谈论。
“美国人想要法律和秩序。他们要求法律和秩序，”他说。“他们可能不会说出来。他们可能不会谈论这件事，但那是他们想要的。他们中的一些人甚至不知道那是他们想要的，但那是他们想要的。
“他们明白，当你撤掉警察时，你伤害的是那些拥有最少警察的人，”他继续说道。“没有人比那些生活在贫困地区的人更需要一支强大、值得信赖的警察队伍，也没有人比你更反对少数坏警察，你有他们。它们非常小。我用“微小”这个词。“这是一个非常小的百分比，但你有他们。”
“我们必须找到共同点，但我强烈反对保卫、解散和解散我们的警察部门的激进而危险的努力，尤其是现在，我们已经达到了近代史上最低的犯罪率。美国人知道真相。没有警察，就会有混乱。没有法律，就有无政府状态，没有安全，就有灾难，”他说。
2020年6月16日，在白宫玫瑰园，唐纳德·特朗普总统将在签署警察改革行政命令的活动上发表讲话。索尔·勒布/法新社
特朗普一开始说，他刚刚会见了一些他称之为“不可思议”的个人家庭成员，这些人在与警察和狱警的遭遇中或在种族指控的情况下死亡。总统在唱圣歌之前，给了这些家庭安慰，并承诺“为正义而战”。
总统说他会见了会员的家庭Ahmaud Arbery博瑟姆·让、安托万·罗斯、雅米尔·罗伯逊、阿塔蒂亚娜·杰弗逊、迈克尔·迪恩、大流士·塔尔弗、卡梅伦·兰姆和埃弗雷特·帕尔默。
2020年6月16日，在华盛顿白宫玫瑰园，唐纳德·特朗普总统在一场关于警察改革的活动中发表讲话。莉亚·米利斯/路透社
特朗普说:“对于所有受到伤害的家庭，我想让你们知道，所有美国人都在你们身边哀悼。”。“你的亲人不会白白死去。我们是一个国家，我们一起悲伤，一起疗伤。我永远无法想象你的痛苦或痛苦的深度。我可以保证为我们所有的人民争取正义，”他说。
总统说，他给了这些家庭一个致力于改革的承诺，并提到参议员蒂姆·斯科特，他是参议院唯一一个领导共和党立法工作的非裔美国共和党人。
2020年6月16日，在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在华盛顿白宫签署警察改革行政命令之前，参议员蒂姆·斯科特在玫瑰园的一个活动中与执法领导人交谈。莉亚·米利斯/路透社
“今天，我与参议员蒂姆·斯科特、司法部长比尔·巴尔一起向所有这些家庭作出了承诺。特朗普说:“我们将会追求我们说过要追求的东西，我们会坚定不移地追求它。”。
白宫新闻秘书凯丽·麦克纳尼称这次会面“非常感人”，并说“有很多眼泪”
当天晚些时候，麦克纳尼告诉记者:“有很多眼泪，有很多情感，总统非常难过。”。“我刚和他一起在椭圆形办公室，就在我离开之前，他对我说，‘这些都是毁灭性的故事。我爱这些家庭，我会帮助这些家庭。所以他深深地感受到了这一点。这是一次非常富有成效的会议，一次以解决方案为导向的会议。"
白宫没有透露与总统会面的家庭成员的姓名，当总统签署行政命令时，他们也没有和总统一起站在讲台上。白宫称这是“双方共同的决定”
白宫助理贾隆·史密斯说:“这是一个共同的决定，因为这并不是真正的拍照机会，我们希望有机会听到家人的心声，保护他们。”。“这是私人恩怨。”
特朗普总统对寻求立法改革的努力给予了最明确的支持，超越了他的行政命令。
特朗普表示:“除了我们今天采取的措施，我还致力于与国会就其他措施进行合作。”。“希望他们能聚在一起，提出一个解决方案，甚至超越我们今天签署的协议，但这是一个很大很大的进步。”
2020年6月16日，米奇·麦康奈尔在白宫玫瑰园等待唐纳德·特朗普总统签署警察改革行政命令。索尔·勒布/法新社
当他现在表示支持改革国家的警察系统时，总统错误地指责前任政府甚至没有试图带来改变。
“奥巴马总统和拜登副总统在他们的八年任期内从未试图解决这个问题。他们没有尝试的原因是因为他们不知道如何去做。这是一个复杂的情况，”特朗普说。
但上届政府确实着手寻求改革。奥巴马总统成立了一个“21世纪警务”特别工作组，为警察部门制定建议，并建议“执法文化应该包含一种保护者——而不是战士——的心态，以建立机构内部和公众之间的信任和合法性。”
2020年6月16日，在华盛顿白宫玫瑰园，唐纳德·特朗普总统签署了《安全社区安全治安行政命令》。索尔·勒布/法新社
Trump signs executive order to reform policing, encourages ban on chokeholds
Under pressure to take action in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, President Donald Trump on Tuesdaysigned an executive order aimedat encouraging police departments across the country to adopt stricter standards on the use of force.
The president announced that his order calls for police departments to adopt bans on chokeholds, with an exception for when the officer's life is at risk.
"As part of this new credentialing process, chokeholds will be banned, except if an officer's life is at risk. And I will say, we've dealt with all of the various departments and everybody said 'it's time,'" Trump said of the order.
The order also calls for the creation of a database for police departments to share information on officers with a history of misconduct to prevent those officers from easily moving between different departments. It also encourages the use of so-called co-responders, like social workers and individuals trained in mental health issues, to respond to non-violent calls. The order does not directly address race.
John Cohen, an ABC News contributor with a background in law enforcement, was critical of the order and said it does little to actually bring about reform, since policing authority lies at the state and local levels.
"Through a presidential executive order, the president has the ability to direct federal government agencies and federal government personnel to take certain actions," Cohen said. "A presidential executive action has little impact on the day-to-day operations on state and local law enforcement agencies."
Speaking in the White House Rose Garden as he unveiled the order, the president surrounded himself with law enforcement officials and framed his reform remarks with strong talk of law and order and defending police.
"Americans want law and order. They demand law and order," he said. "They may not say it. They may not be talking about it, but that's what they want. Some of them don't even know that's what they want, but that's what they want.
"And they understand that when you remove the police, you hurt those that have the least the most," he continued. "Nobody needs a strong trustworthy police force more than those who live in distressed areas and nobody is more opposed to the small number of bad police officers and you have them. They're very tiny. I use the word "tiny." It's a very small percentage but you have them."
"We have to find common ground, but I strongly oppose the radical and dangerous efforts to defend, dismantle and dissolve our police departments, especially now when we've achieved the lowest recorded crime rates in recent history. Americans know the truth. Without police, there's chaos. Without law, there's anarchy and without safety, there's catastrophe," he said.
Trump began by saying he'd just met with what he called some "incredible" family members of individuals who have died in encounters with police and corrections officers or in racially-charged circumstances. The president offered words of consolation and a promise to "fight for justice" for those families before singing the order.
The president saidhe met with membersof the families ofAhmaud Arbery, Botham Jean, Antoine Rose, Jamel Roberson, Atatiana Jefferson, Michael Dean, Darius Tarver, Cameron Lamb, and Everett Palmer.
"To all of the hurting families, I want you to know that all Americans mourn by your side," Trump said. "Your loved ones will not have died in vain. We're one nation, we grieve together and we heal together. I can never imagine your pain or the depth of your anguish. I can promise to fight for justice for all of our people," he said.
The president said he gave the families a commitment to work toward reform, referencing Sen. Tim Scott, the Senate's sole African American Republican who is leading the GOP's legislative effort.
"I gave a commitment to all of those families today with Sen. Tim Scott, Attorney General Bill Barr. We are going to pursue what we said we will be pursuing and we will be pursuing it strongly," Trump said.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany described the meeting as "very emotional" and said there were "a lot of tears."
"There were a lot of tears, there was a lot of emotion, and the president was devastated," McEnany told reporters later in the day. "I was just in the Oval Office with him before I walked out, he said to me, 'These are devastating stories. I love these families, and I will be helping these families. So he took it deeply personally. It's very productive meeting, a solutions oriented meeting."
The White House did not reveal the names of the family members who met with the president and they did not join the president on the podium when he signed his executive order. The White House said it was a "mutual decision."
"It was a mutual decision because it wouldn't really wasn't about doing a photo opportunity, we wanted the opportunity to really hear from the families and protect them," White House aide Ja'Ron Smith said. "It was personal."
President Trump offered his clearest endorsement of efforts to seek legislative reform, beyond his executive order.
"Beyond the steps we're taking today, I am committed to working with Congress on additional measures," Trump said. "And hopefully they'll all get together, they'll come up with a solution that goes even beyond what we're signing today, but this is a big, big step."
As he now expresses support for reforming the nation's policing system, the president falsely accused the prior administration of not even attempting to bring about change.
"President Obama and Vice President Biden never even tried to fix this during their eight-year period. The reason they didn't try is because they had no idea how to do it. And it is a complex situation," Trump said.
But the prior administration did set about seeking reforms. President Obama set up a "21st Century Policing" task force to develop recommendations for police departments with the recommendation that "Law enforcement culture should embrace a guardian -- rather than a warrior -- mindset to build trust and legitimacy both within agencies and with the public."
