State legislatures could accomplish this by passing laws raising the 'suspicion threshold' required for police to initiate stops.
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In most cases the operative standard is 'reasonable suspicion' -- which basically permits police to pull over anyone for any reason.
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It's no coincidence that so many of these incidents stem from traffic stops -- the liberties of motorists have been systematically curtailed
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Of course, this reform would require disempowering police and reducing their opportunities to generate revenue, so it's exceedingly unlikely
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There's no divinely-ordained reason why a busted tail-light should necessitate an encounter with an armed agent of the state.
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Cars must be inspected at regular intervals, where that is handled. No reason why this needs to be a matter for police.
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Hypothetically
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"Broken taillight policing" means more encounters with police who intend to develop or escalate the situation to get probable cause
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Would also destroy pretext stops. Traffic stops are frequent fishing expeditions.
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I mean this is probably true but it's sad that the only way to prevent cops killing people is to limit their interactions with them
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Indeed. The role of police acting as regressive tax collectors to fill budget gaps must end now.
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a traffic stop is only a setting for a police encounter. I would like to go a bit more broader in terms of fatal police encounters
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i imagine everyone is going to obey traffic laws. while i applaud your idea, not going to happen. ppl like to speed.
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a lot of wanted criminals have been found during them
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