Nashville Sounding Board

This episode is a follow-up conversation with Dr. Sekou Franklin and Theeda Murphy, two leaders of Community Oversight Now, a coalition pushing for a police community oversight board in Nashville. The COB Charter Amendment appears on the November 6th ballot as Amendment 1. Interview highlights with minute markers: 1:55 - Campaign after death of Daniel Hambrick 3:23 - Response to Mayor Briley's comments 6:02 - Common concerns with COB proposal 8:27 - Front-end vs. back-end accountability 12:32 - Buy-in from the Police Dept. 19:41 - Best practices. What cities are doing best? 24:28 - The Policing Project 27:07 - How would implementation of policy recommendations be enforced? 31:26 - How would a COB work in an example such as the Hambrick case? 37:47 - To what extent is this a racial issue? Nashville Sounding Board is a podcast dedicated to discussing social and political issues affecting Middle Tennessee. www.nashvillesoundingboard.com www.facebook.com/NashvilleSoundingBoard www.twitter.com/NashSoundBoard