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?
And the SFDA office's policy is limited. They have "a presumption against filing possession of contraband crimes when the search stemmed from an infraction-related stop, and no other independent probable cause (such as observed contraband in plain view)"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O5GqKD76M7ystoWaOnKnWnsne9D-hMx0/view …
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The point I'm trying to make is that pretextual stops have targeted black people more than others in SF. They aren't a precise or particularly effective tool. And they feed distrust, which makes it harder to solve crimes and hold those responsible accountable.
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My point is that much of police activity is pretextual. But critics of tend to only bemoan pretextual activity when it’s convenient for them to do so. In this case, the DA, a critic of it, actually criticized the police for NOT engaging in pretextual activity.
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