'Following the death of George Floyd, the police chief for the town of Edmonston,

in Prince George’s County, Maryland, has implemented a new order to hold his police officers accountable when they see inappropriate force being used.

“We’re going to make sure that what we saw in that video in Minneapolis never comes to the town of Edmonston,” said Police Chief Demetrious Harris.

Harris has implemented a new general order issuing a duty to intervene for his officers.

“We’re going to move from awareness to action,” Harris said.
They are now required to, “either stop, or attempt to stop, another employee when force is being inappropriately applied or is no longer required,” according to the new order.

“Silence is just as bad” as violence, Harris said.

Harris is the first African American police chief for Edmonston. He was appointed in late December 2019.

He said that any of his officers who do not follow the new order can be terminated. “It is direct insubordination if you choose not to follow those guidelines.”'>>>

https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2020/06/prince-georges-county-town-police-chief-implements-duty-to-intervene-policy/?