By JULIE CUNNINGHAM
(Boston, MA) According to a source called Law Enforcement Dimensions, the overlooked and identical clauses in both the House and Senate Police Reform bills has dire implications for how police officers do their jobs in Massachusetts. According to the source, the restrictions on use of force will have the opposite effect of the intent of the legislation. Arrests will actually increase, because reasonable suspicion will no longer be the legal standard for detaining or frisking a suspect. Public safety concerns regarding protective custody, mental health issues that might lead to an officer using force to prevent suicide, and use of force for crime prevention will be severely limited. The letter signed by John Sofis Scheft Esq. and Captain Peter Hoerr, also argues that a period of reeducation and transition is necessary under the new proposed standards. To read the letter in its entirety click here.