The murder of George Floyd nearly three years ago in Minneapolis sparked nationwide

protests and prompted renewed calls for police reform, even from some police unions themselves.

Those conversations have been reignited after Tyrone Nichols was brutally beaten by five

police officers last month in Memphis.

He died days later in the hospital.

We asked you what you thought needed to happen to reform police department and here's

some of what you had to say.

What I would suggest very strongly is that police become licensed.

I come out of a profession in that counseling psychology where we are required to be licensed

and we have the boards that we have to answer to.

And as I'm sure you know, many professions require licenses.

And I think if police were licensed by a board that is separate from the union, it would

be very helpful.

Thank you.

Thanks for that message.

We should note 37 states in the District of Columbia have certification requirements for

police officers determined by state.

Criminal justice advocates are pushing for more accountability of law enforcement and

say powerful police unions get in the way.

So how does change happen and will unions agree to meaningful reforms?

We get into those questions in a lot more after the break.

I'm Jen White.

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