His outrage about the cops not intervening in this sideshow is hypocritical
I think it's a harmful police tactic and the anger and distrust it fuels far outweigh the relatively rare occasions when a more serious crime is discovered.
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So what’s the difference between pretext stops as a tactic to prevent more serious crime and stopping a sideshow to prevent more serious crime?
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IMO, the goal of stopping a sideshow should be to stop the sideshow. The goal of a pretextual stop is something other than the stated reason for the stop. I'm OK with police stopping folks for breaking traffic laws, if that's their actual reason.
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