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Three Black leaders offer one solution to reduce police assaults on Black motorists
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:26 am
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:26 am
Three Black leaders offer one practical solution to reduce police assaults on Black motorists
The Department of Justice announced last week that it will review the use of force by the Memphis Police Department. It also plans to examine the operations of specialized police units such as the one responsible for killing Tyre Nichols.
Patrick Gaspard - László Mudra for the Open Society Foundations
The decision by federal authorities to launch a probe into the events that led to Nichols’ killing is welcome news. We can’t afford to wait for the investigation’s results, however, to fix a problem that endangers Black lives every day: needless traffic stops.
Rashad Robinson - Courtesy of Color Of Change
As three Black men, we know firsthand the worry of whether the everyday act of driving will end in tragedy for ourselves, our brothers and sisters, or nieces and nephews and children — just as it did for Nichols. And as leaders of three of the nation’s largest organizations committed to criminal and racial justice, we understand that there are concrete steps we can take to enact policies that make traffic stops safer for our families and for all Black Americans.
Nicholas Turner - Courtesy Vera Institute of Justice
Statistics show just how dangerous driving while Black can be: Traffic stops are one of the most common ways police encounter the public. Police make 20 million stops each year, according to research. Black motorists are less likely than White drivers to possess illegal items such as drugs or weapons, but they are stopped more often, and after a traffic stop they are more likely to be searched.
Of the more than 1,000 people killed by police each year, 10% involved traffic stops. The most common stated reasons for a traffic stop? One study found that nearly half were for minor issues such as a broken taillight, a defective or missing license plate or tinted windows. Why is this the work of armed police officers?
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The Department of Justice announced last week that it will review the use of force by the Memphis Police Department. It also plans to examine the operations of specialized police units such as the one responsible for killing Tyre Nichols.
Patrick Gaspard - László Mudra for the Open Society Foundations
The decision by federal authorities to launch a probe into the events that led to Nichols’ killing is welcome news. We can’t afford to wait for the investigation’s results, however, to fix a problem that endangers Black lives every day: needless traffic stops.
Rashad Robinson - Courtesy of Color Of Change
As three Black men, we know firsthand the worry of whether the everyday act of driving will end in tragedy for ourselves, our brothers and sisters, or nieces and nephews and children — just as it did for Nichols. And as leaders of three of the nation’s largest organizations committed to criminal and racial justice, we understand that there are concrete steps we can take to enact policies that make traffic stops safer for our families and for all Black Americans.
Nicholas Turner - Courtesy Vera Institute of Justice
Statistics show just how dangerous driving while Black can be: Traffic stops are one of the most common ways police encounter the public. Police make 20 million stops each year, according to research. Black motorists are less likely than White drivers to possess illegal items such as drugs or weapons, but they are stopped more often, and after a traffic stop they are more likely to be searched.
Of the more than 1,000 people killed by police each year, 10% involved traffic stops. The most common stated reasons for a traffic stop? One study found that nearly half were for minor issues such as a broken taillight, a defective or missing license plate or tinted windows. Why is this the work of armed police officers?
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Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:28 am to djmed
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Black motorists are less likely than White drivers to possess illegal items such as drugs or weapons

Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:29 am to djmed
It's the task for armed officers because there are countless traffic stops over the years where the driver shot and murdered the officer who stopped them..
I'd imagine if only unarmed officers did traffic stops, a lot more officers would be shot.
I'd imagine if only unarmed officers did traffic stops, a lot more officers would be shot.
This post was edited on 3/14/23 at 9:31 am
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:30 am to djmed

This would be more appropriate if it was "diverse".
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:31 am to Plx1776
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It's the task for armed officers because there are countless traffic stops
No no, they are counted.
Delivery drivers have a more dangerous job than cops. There is no excuse.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:32 am to djmed
For "black leaders", suggesting that black folks act right is racist.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:33 am to LSUconvert
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No no, they are counted.
Delivery drivers have a more dangerous job than cops. There is no excuse.
liar
Youn did not come back to the other thread and post that you believe biden is mentally fit. Why not?
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:33 am to djmed
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Why is this the work of armed police officers?
Because society doesn't respect anything that's not violent.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:42 am to djmed
Traffic stops should be outsourced to for-profit corporations who get paid to handle as many traffic / vehicle violations as possible.
The main problem with police traffic stops is motorists who fear going to jail and react accordingly. That’s what causes people to run or fight.
A corporation giving tickets with no authority to arrest solves this problem. It also solves the problem of so many people just ignoring our basic laws.
Yes, I’m talking to you all you tiger droppers who boast about how old your brake tag is.
The main problem with police traffic stops is motorists who fear going to jail and react accordingly. That’s what causes people to run or fight.
A corporation giving tickets with no authority to arrest solves this problem. It also solves the problem of so many people just ignoring our basic laws.
Yes, I’m talking to you all you tiger droppers who boast about how old your brake tag is.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:43 am to djmed
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however, to fix a problem that endangers Black lives every day: needless traffic stops.
Its not the traffic stop, its how you handle the traffic stop
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:50 am to djmed
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Black motorists are less likely than White drivers to possess illegal items such as drugs or weapons,
I'm gonna need to see some facts to back this up.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:53 am to Meauxjeaux
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Traffic stops should be outsourced to for-profit corporations who get paid to handle as many traffic / vehicle violations as possible.
Agree
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:55 am to djmed
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Open Society Foundations
Soros org. Hard pass.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:56 am to Meauxjeaux
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The main problem with police traffic stops is motorists who fear going to jail and react accordingly.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:58 am to OysterPoBoy
yeah, I'm calling BS on that one.
This sounds like one of those data tricks where they look at raw volume rather than the rate.
This sounds like one of those data tricks where they look at raw volume rather than the rate.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:01 am to rhar61
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Youn did not come back to the other thread and post that you believe biden is mentally fit
Biden is mentally fit.
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liar
When you are uneducated about something, it's best to just not talk about it. Because when you tell someone who is speaking facts that they're lying, it makes you look really stupid.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:02 am to djmed
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As three Black men, we know firsthand the worry of whether the everyday act of driving will end in tragedy for ourselves, our brothers and sisters, or nieces and nephews and children

Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:05 am to Tantal
Yep, blacks have the good guy bad guy routine down to an art.
We better be real careful as a society throwing so much protection after this particular demographic.
We better be real careful as a society throwing so much protection after this particular demographic.
This post was edited on 3/14/23 at 10:05 am
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:05 am to LSUconvert
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Biden is mentally fit.
The mind of a radical leftist commie. So wild.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:08 am to roadGator
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The mind of a radical leftist commie. So wild.
You know he's been psych eval'd, right?
Imagine thinking science is radical, leftist, and communist.

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