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[quote=Anonymous][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. [b] Look what happened to Philando Castile - pulled over 49 times in 13 years.[/b]  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]

Kind of lost us there. Don't know a single person, to include numerous POC, who have been pulled over that often. Philando was likely a crappy driver.

Pretext stops has nothing to do with many officers being against bodycams. There are so many violations in the motor vehicle code that you can pull over virtually anyone and do it legally. Sounds like you don't know any cops.[/quote]

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