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San Francisco supervisors unanimously pass CAREN Act, a new law that makes racially-motivated phone calls to 911 illegal

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San Francisco's Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies (CAREN) Act, a new law that makes it illegal for someone to call 911 with a false, racist complaint. "911 calls, are not customer service for people’s racism," Shamann Walton, a member of the board, Tweeted.

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies (CAREN) Act, a new law that makes it illegal for someone to call 911 with a false, racist complaint. "911 calls, are not customer service for people’s racism," Shamann Walton, a member of the board, Tweeted.

  1. 21 Oct 2020

    San Francisco supervisors unanimously voted to pass the "CAREN Act" that makes racially-motivated phone calls to 911 illegal

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  2. 20 Oct 2020

    San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passes the CAREN Act — a new law that makes it illegal for someone to call 911 with a false, racially charged complaint. Story by :

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  3. 20 Oct 2020

    "911 calls, are not customer service for people’s racism," -- unanimously passes CAREN act in 1st vote/reading. 2nd vote scheduled next Tues.

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  4. 20 Oct 2020

    Today the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act, aka CAREN Act, on first reading (1 more reading next week), 911 calls, are not customer service for people’s racism.

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  5. 21 Oct 2020

    The San Francisco board of supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation aimed at cracking down on frivolous calls to 911 against people of color. The bill’s acronym is CAREN.

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  6. 1 Sep 2020

    The "formal title was designed to create the acronym CAREN—a reference to the nickname “Karen” that people on social media have been using when sharing stories about white women yelling at or calling the police on people of color." via

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  7. 20 Oct 2020

    San Francisco supervisors approve new legislation to discourage racist 911 calls that they say expose people of color to dangerous run-ins with police

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  8. 20 Oct 2020

    New San Francisco legislation gives people the right to sue a 911 caller in civil court, and supporters hope it will make some think twice before turning to police.

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  9. 6 Jul 2020

    Amy Cooper was seen in a viral video calling the police on a Black birder in Central Park. Now, the Manhattan District Attorney's office has charged her with filing a false report.

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  10. 10 May 2018

    A white student called the police on a black student who was sleeping in a Yale dorm common room.

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