The 'No Secret Police Act' aims to enhance accountability in law enforcement by mandating officers to show their faces while conducting official duties. This proposal, introduced by State Senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin, seeks to rebuild public trust and transparency, particularly in response to increasing reports of officers masking their identities during federal raids, sparking concerns regarding impersonation and civil rights violations. The law exempts certain units like the National Guard, SWAT teams, and disaster response units from its requirements.
"We are seeing more and more law enforcement officers, particularly at the federal level, covering their faces entirely, not identifying themselves at all and, at times, even wearing army fatigues where we can't tell if these are law enforcement officers or a vigilante militia."
"They are grabbing people off our streets and disappearing people, and it's terrifying."
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