Philly becomes first major US city to end pulling drivers over for minor traffic offenses - a tactic which opponents say disproportionately affects black people
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The Philadelphia City Council passed two Driving Equity bills on Thursday that Mayor James Kenney is is expected to sign into law this week.
The law creates an open searchable database recording traffic stops and prohibits police officers from stopping drivers for minor offenses by reclassifying several offenses as secondary violations.
Secondary violations citations are issued to drivers by mail, eliminating the need for a low-level traffic stop, which is a tactic commonly used as a pretext to stop and search drivers.
'The way black men are often searched, specifically here in the City of Philadelphia, when pulled over by law enforcement, puts you in a position where you're very, very uncomfortable often,' said Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, who drafted the Driving Equality bills.
Full article : https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10098691/Philly-major-city-end-pulling-drivers-minor-traffic-offenses.html
omg this is HUGE and needed.. i hope this gets expanded to other cities
Quote from: Troye on October 16, 2021, 06:01:17 PM
omg this is HUGE and needed.. i hope this gets expanded to other cities
Oh this is great
none of that "your tail light is out! Wait do I smell weeds?" Mess
its def a step in the right direction
and with the cams a lot of cops are now required to wear at all times..
there's not a lot of room for them to try and go around the mess, although im pretty sure some will try .
This is very smart. Definitely needed nation-wide
Nice