Biden unveiled new order making police misconduct records public on 2nd anniversary of George Floyd's death

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on police accountability on the 2nd anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

Police cannot fulfill their role to keep communities safe without public trust and confidence in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

The order would require agencies to change their use-of-force policies and to account for all officers who have been fired for bad behavior.

According to The Associated Press, it has been difficult for the public to access police wrongdoing for years.

Federal grant funding will be used to goad local agencies to limit the use of chokehold force and plainclothes officers. The order establishes more restrictions on the transfer of military equipment that is used on a battlefield, not on our streets.

The executive order is the product of an incredibly robust engagement process and reflects the input of a large coalition. A White House official told reporters that they had been working on the project for several months.

A signing ceremony was held at 4 p.m., which included Floyd's family, law enforcement officials, and justice activists. The time is Eastern.

Biden promised the Floyd family that George's name was not just going to be a meme.

It is a measure of what we can do together to heal the very soul of this nation, to address profound fear, and trauma, exhaustion, and that particularly black Americans have experienced for generations.

Floyd was killed by a former Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020. The video of his death, in which Floyd repeatedly said he couldn't breathe, sparked a national uproar with calls for police reform.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Fraternal Order of Police were present during negotiations with the Executive Order, which only touches upon one element of the criminal justice system.

It is a good faith effort by all involved to reach accord without compromising any core values or issues. A broader approach to overall systemic issues needs to be a priority of all elected officials and, just as our organizations have done from the start, stand ready to work together to make the entirety of our criminal justice system fair and equitable for all.

The NAACP President thinks the order is just a part of a larger solution.

The New York Times reported that Johnson said that an executive order cannot address America's policing crisis the same way Congress can.

The NAACP and the White House did not respond to the request for comment.