HeadLocke No. 124: Colorado law enforcement debate could offer useful N.C. lessons

One western state's recent experience with criminal justice and law enforcement issues could provide useful lessons.

Issues involving law enforcement and community relations have generated multiple headlines in recent months. That’s true in North Carolina and across the country, especially after the well-publicized death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Colorado legislature recently approved a bipartisan law enforcement reform measure. State Sen. John Cooke, assistant Republican leader, is the husband of John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke. During a recent visit to Raleigh, John Cooke explained how he and his Colorado colleagues transformed a bad bill into a reform that won widespread support.