In the wake of Akron police fatally shooting a second person this year, Mayor Shammas Malik has proposed hiring outside consulting groups to review the police department’s use-of-force policy.
We are in full support of the city examining and revising this policy to make both citizens and police safer.
We’re sorry to see another life was lost before we got to this point − and a child at that. But it’s promising to see the mayor and police chief recognize and agree that a policy review is needed…