Berkeley, CA moves to stop police from conducting traffic stops

I thought Sandra Bland died while in jail?

Why do they not use traffic cameras like everyone else as both are useless?

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I thought Sandra Bland died while in jail?

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Sandra Bland was a 28-year-old African American woman who was found hanged in a jail cell in Waller County, Texas, on July 13, 2015, three days after being arrested during a pretextual traffic stop.[1][2] Her death was ruled a suicide. It was followed by protests against her arrest, disputing the cause of death and alleging racial violence against her.[3][4]

Bland was pulled over for a minor traffic violation on July 10 by State Trooper Brian Encinia. The exchange escalated, resulting in Bland's arrest and a charge for assaulting a police officer. The arrest was partially recorded by Encinia's dashcam, a bystander's cell phone, and Bland's own cell phone. After authorities reviewed the dashcam footage, Encinia was placed on administrative leave for failing to follow proper traffic stop procedures.[5][6]

Texas authorities and the FBI conducted an investigation into Bland's death[5][7] and determined the Waller County jail did not follow required policies, including time checks on inmates and ensuring that employees had completed required mental health training.[8]

In December 2015, a grand jury declined to indict the county sheriff and jail staff for a felony relating to Bland's death. The following month, Encinia was indicted for perjury for making false statements about the circumstances surrounding Bland's arrest, and he was subsequently fired by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).[9] In September 2016, Bland's mother settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the county jail and police department for $1.9 million and some procedural changes.[10][11] In June 2017, the perjury charge against Encinia was dropped in return for his agreement to permanently end his law enforcement career.

In 2019, Bland's cell phone video became available to the public and to Bland's family for the first time.[12] The video was obtained and shown by Dallas news station WFAA.[13] This video was not available during the civil trials.[12]

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So....this is to stop "racial profiling"

They act like police officers aren't actual human beings, therefore they just automatically "profile" people based on race.

I guess these unarmed civilians are just gonna be salt of the earth humans and therefore will have the inability to "racial profile." Oh...and also, get laughed at and/or their arse beat on the regular with no consequence.

I say go for it Berkley. You dumb mother frickers.

That's exactly how it works now.

Predictably, the first time a civilian worker is killed or beaten senseless: “Family of civilian worker filed suit, says cops should’ve handled this job”

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In the US, the people conducting the traffic stop have to be armed - no way around it. Too many violent criminals out there.

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Berkeley, CA says, "hold my chardonnay".

My mother is a white shirt law enforcement officer so she doesn’t handle routine law enforcement issues although she has the authority too. I always joke with her when I’m in the car if we see someone run a light or something if she wants to cite them.

Her response every time is it would be totally irresponsible without a vest or gun as well as having a civilian in the car. She always reiterated how dangerous traffic stops have the potential to be. If Berkeley wants this, let them have it. They either learn a lesson or create a working model for the rest of us.

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Remind me to never step foot in Berkeley

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well I wont step foot there, but I will test the top speed of my sports car rental there