Reaction to changes announced by mayor, police chief

SENIOR REPORTER JAKEWASIKOWSKI TALKED TOMEMBERS OF THEOMAHA COMMUNITY ANDEXPLAINS WHY SOME SAYTHIS CHANGE IS A GOODSTEP.THE MARCHES ARE STILLBEING FELTTHROUGHOUT OMAHANOW, THE MAYORSAYSBASED ONDISCUSSION OF POLICEREFORM BECAUSE OFRALLIES AND PROTESTSACROSS THECOUNTRYO-P-D HASMADE CHANGES TO USEOF FORCE OFFICERSWILL HAVE A DUTY TOINTERVENE AND REPORTINAPPROPRIATEACTIONS, THE "KNEE TONECK" PIN IS BANNED,PRONE POSITIONWARNING, AND ACHANGE TO THE WAYCHOKEHOLDS ARE USEDPHONER GFX55:01 I HATE THAT ITTAKES A DEATH ANDPROTEST FORPEOPLE TO SEE THESIGNIFICANCE OF ITSO I'M GLAD WE'REMOVING IN THERIGHT DIRECTION.":10CHIEF SCHMADERERSAYS THEY WANT TO BE APART OF LISTENING ANDREFORM POLICE WILLALSO DO MORETRAININGUSE OFFORCETHE GEORGEFLOYD CASE REVIEWANDTHE IMPACT OF BIASEDPOLICING ONCOMMUNITY MEMBERSAND LAW ENFORCEMENT.COMMUNITY ADVOCATESLIKE PRESTON LOVEJUNIOR SAYCHIEFSCHMADERER AND HISLEADERSHIP HASSTARTED TO EARN THETRUST AND RESPECT OFTHIS COMMUNITYBUT IT'SNOT PERFECT AND HEAPPRECIATES THECHANGESSUPER: PRESTONLOVE JR., LONGTIMECOMMUNITYADVOCATE3:12 OH MYGOODNESS WE STILLNEED TO TOTALLYKEEP OUR EYE ONIMPROVEMENTSAND THE POTENTIALOF OFFICERSMAKING SILLYMISTAKES OR RACISTMISTAKES." :25MAYOR STOTHERT SAYSSHE'LL WORK TOIMPROVE DIVERSITY ANDINCLUSION IN CITYGOVERNMENTALSOTHROUGH MOREDIVERSEREPRESENTATION LOVESAYS HE WNATS TO MAKESURE PEOPLE IN NORTHAND SOUTH OMAHA AREGIVING LOTS OF INPUT8:54-"THE MAYORNEEDS TO CALLMEMBERS OF THECLERGY, OF THELEADERSHIP, ANDGRASSROOTSLEADERSHIP OF THECOMMUNITY ANDWORK OUT WHATMAKES SENSE FORALL INVOLVEDINCLUDING THECITY." :13REPORTING INOMAHAJAKEWASIKOWSK