In Major Move, First Major US City Bans Cops from Enforcing Victimless Traffic Laws
24 October 2021
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24 October 2021
In what’s being touted as a first for a major US city to do so, lawmakers in Philadelphia have passed legislation banning cops from making minor traffic stops. The law is expected to go into effect within the next 120 days after Mayor Jim Kenney signs it this week. By a 14-2 majority vote, the city council approved the Driving Equality measure which they say will deter and reduce disparate, unequal police practices in how minority motorists are stopped by police for minor offenses like broken tail lights and expired inspection stickers. According to the Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, who worked ...
In Major Move, First Major US City Bans Cops from Enforcing Victimless Traffic Laws
Philadelphia has become the first major US city to ban cops from enforcing victimless traffic laws like expired inspection stickers and license plate lights.
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