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San Francisco passes CAREN Act
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:06 pm
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:06 pm
ABC 7 San Francisco
Now this is the common sense criminal justice reform approach we have all been begging for.
"San Francisco supervisors unanimously voted on Tuesday to pass the Caution Against Racially and Exploitative Non-Emergencies (CAREN) Act that makes racially-motivated phone calls to 911 illegal.
The name is a clear nod to the online moniker "Karen" often used to describe the behavior of a middle-aged white woman acting entitled or demanding.
Plenty of videos have gone viral showing people making false accusations towards people of color, escalating the situation by calling the police. The public tends to see these calls as racially motivated, bringing up questions of whether they would be penalized for filing false police reports. This act is an effort to deter emergency calls of this nature and make justice for those who are wrongly accused in these instances of bias.
"The CAREN Act will expand the definition of a protected class in San Francisco to prevent false emergency calls with the specific intent to discriminate against a person or otherwise infringe the person's rights or cause the person specified harms on the basis of the person's race, color, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, weight, or height," according to a press release.
The act would accommodate a civil cause of action for the victim of discrimination to recover damages of at least $1,000 in damages plus attorney fees.
Let me think what will happen in real life here for a second--people won't call 911 for fear of triggering a civil lawsuit = crime will skyrocket to levels not seen since Chaz in Portland.
Now this is the common sense criminal justice reform approach we have all been begging for.
"San Francisco supervisors unanimously voted on Tuesday to pass the Caution Against Racially and Exploitative Non-Emergencies (CAREN) Act that makes racially-motivated phone calls to 911 illegal.
The name is a clear nod to the online moniker "Karen" often used to describe the behavior of a middle-aged white woman acting entitled or demanding.
Plenty of videos have gone viral showing people making false accusations towards people of color, escalating the situation by calling the police. The public tends to see these calls as racially motivated, bringing up questions of whether they would be penalized for filing false police reports. This act is an effort to deter emergency calls of this nature and make justice for those who are wrongly accused in these instances of bias.
"The CAREN Act will expand the definition of a protected class in San Francisco to prevent false emergency calls with the specific intent to discriminate against a person or otherwise infringe the person's rights or cause the person specified harms on the basis of the person's race, color, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, weight, or height," according to a press release.
The act would accommodate a civil cause of action for the victim of discrimination to recover damages of at least $1,000 in damages plus attorney fees.
Let me think what will happen in real life here for a second--people won't call 911 for fear of triggering a civil lawsuit = crime will skyrocket to levels not seen since Chaz in Portland.
This post was edited on 10/21/20 at 8:35 pm
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:07 pm to MrLSU
Babylon Bee on fire
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:08 pm to MrLSU
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So I can’t call 911 anymore to report fatties breathing up all the air?
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:09 pm to MrLSU
This can't be real.
And people wonder why people are leaving California? The overreaction to shite that goes viral on social media is completely insane.
And people wonder why people are leaving California? The overreaction to shite that goes viral on social media is completely insane.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:10 pm to MrLSU
Geastern, schienen alle meine Probleme so weit weg zu sein....
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:10 pm to MrLSU
quote:
San Francisco passes CAREN Act now illegal to call 911 & report opposite race crime
This is not what the article says.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:12 pm to Elleshoe
quote:
This is not what the article says.
That baw ain’t got time to read a whole article
This post was edited on 10/21/20 at 8:13 pm
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:13 pm to MrLSU
How exactly do you prove someone called 911 because of any of those reasons?
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:14 pm to MrLSU
How do you determine the call is based on race?
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:15 pm to chryso
quote:
How do you determine the call is based on race?
If the caller is white.....
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:16 pm to Elleshoe
quote:
This is not what the article says.
That's exactly what it says.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:20 pm to MrLSU
Fairly certain that the application of this law based on the CAREN's race will run up against the equal protection clause, but what do I know.
California Legislature Votes to Strike ‘the State Shall Not Discriminate’ from Constitution, Opening the Door to Legalized Discrimination
California Legislature Votes to Strike ‘the State Shall Not Discriminate’ from Constitution, Opening the Door to Legalized Discrimination
This post was edited on 10/21/20 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:24 pm to CarolinaGamecock99
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How exactly do you prove someone called 911 because of any of those reasons?
That's what I was wondering. Unless the person says something obviously racist on the phone (which they probably won't in most cases) you'd just be speculating on what their motivations were. But some poor bastards are probably gonna get bent over in court/attorneys fees defending this bogus shite now.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:25 pm to imjustafatkid
quote:
That's exactly what it says.
Only if you have difficulty with reading comprehension.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:25 pm to MrLSU
Out of all the things in 2020 that have gone wrong for people, imagine being named Karen. Your world is upside down.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:28 pm to MrLSU
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on the basis of the person's race, color, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, weight or height
Great, now the fat midgets have a license to run wild.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:29 pm to MrLSU
The law is ridiculous but your thread title is misleading. Why not just post what the law actually says? it is stupid enough to still get a reaction.
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:31 pm to MrLSU
Top news reads:
“Race/Ethnicity #1 female calls cops to report rape and is hung up on and sued.”
“Race/Ethnicity #1 female calls cops to report rape and is hung up on and sued.”
Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:32 pm to chryso
I guess they are aiming for general intent jury determination based on the evidence presented.
So juries in California will be asked to make a determination on whether someone did something for an -ist reason.
So juries in California will be asked to make a determination on whether someone did something for an -ist reason.
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