Timeline of How Police Groups Undermine AB 392

Documents Discovered in Gente Organizada v. Pomona PD

Since the historic passage of AB 392, which sets a higher standard for deadly use of force by officers in California, police special interest groups have spread a misinformation campaign to undermine the new law.

This timeline walks through damning communications and training materials uncovered by our litigation efforts in Gente Organizada v. Pomona Police Department.

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