Police Should Ban Chokeholds, Says GOP Senator

Police Should Ban Chokeholds, Says GOP Senator
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) speaks to reporters following a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 11, 2018. Zach Gibson/Getty Images
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Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said on June 14 that he is in favor of banning the police use of chokeholds, as calls for police reform grow amid protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Lankford expressed his support for passing a national ban on the controversial immobilization technique by law enforcement as part of police reform legislation being considered by Congress in two separate interviews Sunday.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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