Police unions call for more funding for training, reforms to prior legislation

During a Saturday panel with Attorney General Aaron Ford, Nevada police unions representatives pushed back against the idea there is no discipline for officers accused of misconduct and asked for lawmakers to better fund officer training.

Ford’s fourth panel on justice and policing gave unions an opportunity to comment on national calls for police reform and look at changes that could be made statewide.

Eric Spratley, the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association Executive Director, admonished lawmakers for passing Senate Bill 242, a police bill of rights, in the 2019 legislative session.

“I argued passionately against that bill yet it still moved forward with flying colors,” he said. “Shame on the legislators who voted for that bill. I told you this only protects bad cops. We don’t want bad cops. You are going to make some reforms in the next couple weeks, reform that bill because that was a bad one and I told you that.”

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