OMAHA- After a summer of passionate discourse following George Floyd's death, the Nebraska Legislature was determined to hear and address questions Nebraskans had about police oversight. This Legislative session, eight bills have been introduced to address those concerns.

Senator Justin Wayne and Senator Terrell McKinney, both from Omaha, asked opposers to the bill why the public can see disciplinary actions taken against doctors, lawyers and firefighters but can't for police officers.

“So we can do that for child care workers but not someone who can shoot and kill? How does that make sense?” Wayne asked.

If an officer is disciplined, most of the time that is hidden and allows the officer to make his or her way to any other agency to get another job as a police officer. Police registries in some form exist in 27 states and show suspensions and other discipline, which holds them accountable. Nebraska needs to, at least, make proven incidents of misconduct publicly available.

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