BUFFALO (WBEN) - Outside of Buffalo Police headquarters Tuesday morning, former officer Cariol Horne and about 15 supporters held a press conference to introduce
Cariol's Law to the public.
Former Buffalo Police Officer Cariol Horne and a little over a dozen supporters are holding a press conference outside of police headquarters to formally introduce Cariol’s Law, which seeks to protect officers who stand up against police brutality. @NewsRadio930 pic.twitter.com/6GkvbP4uVL
— Brendan Keany (@BrendanKeany)
June 30, 2020 "Cariol's Law will protect officers who stand up against police brutality, and they will not be treated as I have been," said Horne. "It is the duty to intervene - there will be no retaliation, or there will be prosecution if there is retaliation, and there will be a registry so officers cannot go from one department to another if they have a bad record."
According the legislation's website, "Cariol's Law is a proposal for legislation to have a mandatory stature on police bystander intervention, provide protection from retaliation, require external investigation with mandated reprimanding for abuse or misconduct, create a required reportable registry."
"There's people today who are being beaten by police - we need Cariol's Law...because it's important to our community, and it's important to black and brown people across the entire country," said activist Myles Carter. "
Prior to the 2006 incident, Horne had served 19 of the required 20 years on the department to receive her pension, and she still has not received a pension to this day - something activists are fighting for as well.
In mid-June, the Buffalo Common Council sent a resolution to the New York Attorney General's office, asking them to review the case.
However, Horne said she has not been contacted by the office to this point.
