Georgia Lawmakers Seek Curb On Cops

ATLANTA -- A package of bills sponsored by a handful of junior legislators focuses on protecting individual freedoms by restricting what law enforcement agencies can do on their own, prompting a discussion about balancing public safety against personal privacy. In the wake of recent protests against law-enforcement power and news reports of police raids that have gone wrong, the lawmakers say their proposals have won bipartisan support, even across the philosophical spectrum from liberal to conservative. read more