traffic stop
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For Black Drivers, Traffic Stops Can Be a Matter of Life or Death. Can the 'Not Reaching' Pouch Make Them Safer?
As a black person in America, we’ve all been there. The anxiety in our stomach as we pull our car off the road, watching police sirens dance in our rear view mirror. The despair of not knowing how the forthcoming chain of events will unravel. The uncertainty of whether or not we’ll live to see…
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Don’t Try This If You’re Black: Court Rules Woman Who Gave Cop the Middle Finger Is Protected by Constitution
Offering a peek into an entirely different justice system and police procedures that black people had no idea existed, a federal court ruled that a law enforcement officer violated a citizen’s constitutional rights by issuing a speeding ticket to a woman because she gave him the middle finger. After hearing the case of Debra Lee…
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Cops Cuff Black Teen Riding With White Grandmother Because Someone Thought He Was Robbing Her
An 18-year-old Wisconsin man was detained by police officers, handcuffed and placed in a squad car for questioning after authorities were alerted to a black man robbing two older white women from the back seat of the white women’s car. He was coming home from church with his grandmother and her friend. According to the…
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‘I Quit’: Georgia Officer Resigns After Dragging 65-Year-Old Woman From Car During Traffic Stop [Updated]
Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2018, 10 a.m. EDT: The Alpharetta Police Department released a statement Friday saying that the officer at the center of a police stop where an elderly black woman was dragged from her car has resigned. Former Officer James Legg, who began his letter by saying, “I quit,” offered his side of…
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Denver Mayor Responds to Leaked Video of Son Threatening Cop, Spewing Gay Slurs at Traffic Stop
Earlier this week, a police video showing a traffic stop between a cop and the son of Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock was leaked by an anonymous source to ABC 7 Denver. In the video, 22-year-old Jordan Hancock can be seen hurling epithets at the cop and threatening the officer’s job for pulling him over.…
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‘This Is Not Fun. This Kinda Sucks’: SC State Senator Complains About Possibly Losing Job During DUI Arrest
A GOP state senator was caught on camera whining about possibly losing his job after he was arrested on drunken driving charges over the weekend, authorities say. According to the Post and Courier, South Carolina state Sen. Paul Campbell repeatedly insisted that he had not been driving when his car rear-ended another on Interstate 26.…
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Video Goes Viral of Crazy Confrontation After Couple Refuses to Hand Over License
Nearly 7 million people have viewed a Facebook video of police officers breaking the car window and pointing guns at a Colorado Springs, Colo., couple who refused to hand over identification during a traffic stop in Saline, Kan. According to Hays Post, Tia Jones was driving on Interstate 70 in Salina when she was stopped…
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Disturbing Video Shows Wash. State Sheriff’s Deputy, With Gun Already Drawn, Confronting Motorcyclist During Traffic Stop
A King County, Wash., sheriff’s deputy is on administrative leave after shocking video footage surfaced that showed him confronting a motorcyclist, gun already drawn, in what people are supposed to believe is some sort of “traffic stop.” King County Sheriff John Urquhart told King5 that he didn’t want the deputy, who remains unidentified, on the…
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Viral Video Shows Calif. Cop Pointing Gun at Passenger for More Than 9 Minutes During Traffic Stop
Once again the behavior of a police officer (this time in California) is drawing national attention and debate after the officer decided to keep his weapon trained on a passenger in a car for more than nine minutes during a traffic stop. According to the Washington Post, the officer pulled over the vehicle along U.S.…