Restricting lethal force by police popular topic among new bills

Intro:	Just weeks after it was decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson on charges of shooting and killing Michael Brown, several lawmakers are introducing bills that would tighten the use of lethal force by police.
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Wrap: After the decision by a grand jury not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown on August ninth, St. Louis area Senators Jamilah Nasheed and Maria Chappelle-Nadal are filing bills for the next legislative session that would tighten current Missouri law dictating the use of deadly force by police.

Nasheed says Missouri law states police can use lethal force when they feel in is immediately necessary and she says it's too broad.

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Description: "What does that mean? I mean, how has that been defined? It's not been defined. And, what we have to do is define when a police officer can use lethal force and that's what my bill does."

The legislative session begins on January seventh.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.

Intro:	Some Missouri lawmakers are filing bills before the legislative session about the use of lethal force by police just days after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown.
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Wrap: Shortly after the decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson on charges of shooting and killing Michael Brown on Aug. 9, Senators Jamilah Nasheed and Maria Chappelle-Nadal filed bills that would restrict the use of deadly force by police.

Nasheed says her bill defines when a police officer can use lethal force and it's necessary to avoid another incident like the Michael Brown incident.

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Description: "If we want to stop what happened in the Michael Brown incident, then this is how we do it. We change the policy when it comes to lethal force."

The legislative session begins on January seventh.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.

Intro:	Some Missouri lawmakers are filing bills for the next legislative session that would restrict when police officers can use lethal force. Michael Lindquist has more from the state Capitol.
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Wrap: St. Louis area Senators Jamilah Nasheed and Maria Chappelle-Nadal are two lawmakers that are trying to tighten the language in Missouri law dictating the use of lethal force by police officers.

Nasheed says her bill makes current law more specific and defines when police would be authorized to use lethal force.

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Description: "...as the statute stands today, it's too broad and it's too vague, and what I mean by that is, there's a portion in that provision that basically says when police immediately feel it is necessary, they can use lethal force."

The legislative session begins on January seventh.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.