NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Community Oversight Board has released recommendations for the Metro Nashville Police Department on its use of force policy.
The board's three recommendations include: banning chokeholds and strangle holds outright, requiring de-escalation tactics and banning shooting at moving vehicles.
The COB policy recommendations are based on the #8cantwait policy recommendations made by Campaign Zero, as well as policies in place in other cities across the country.
“#8cantwait is indispensable to repairing trust and promoting policing that is rooted in community engagement and respect,” says Board Chair Ashlee Davis. “This is just the beginning and the COB will continue to listen to the community and make itself available to the partnerships necessary to bring these policies to fruition.”
The board will now submit the report to police department leadership.
The COB has also been asked to take part in reviewing Nashville’s use of force policies as part of Mayor John Cooper’s participation in the My Brother’s Keeper Pledge.
