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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cops [b]used speeding as pretext traffic stops[/b] which was the problem.

Cops don’t like to write traffic tickets because it’s not “real policing” to them.

There is no “I’m afraid to write speeding tickets”. That’s not a thing.[/quote]

Was the person speeding???  If the person wasn't speeding then they wouldn't get pulled over and the police wouldn't have a chance to find other infractions.  I don't get it.  Why is it a problem?[/quote]

No.  That's what pretext means.  That's what driving while black is - they pulled people over and said their taillight was out (even if it wasn't) or they were speeding or ran a stop sign or drifted out of their lane.  Just to pull them over an harass them, or because they assumed being black means they have a higher likelihood of having drugs on them or something.  Look what happened to Philando Castile - pulled over 49 times in 13 years.  Driving with tinted windows.  An "unlit license plate" at night.  Turning into a parking lot without signaling.  No dangerous reckless speeding, nothing you'd have to prove with a radar reading, nothing anyone I know has ever been pulled over for once.  Just hassling him because he was a black guy with dreads - "fit the description" in recruits heads of what a criminal looks like.

This is why cops fought body cameras so hard.  Hard to make up a pretext when it can be reviewed.[/quote]

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