
CNN: 3 Black Leaders Offer One Practical Solution to Reduce Police Assaults on Black Motorists
Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson contributes to this op-ed on the DOJ’s move to investigate Memphis police for their use and abuse of force, which led to the death of Tyre Nichols. Unnecessary traffic stops continue to kill Black people all the time. Of the more than 1,000 people killed by police each year, 10% involve traffic stops. Nearly half of these are for issues as minor as a broken taillight or tinted windows. There’s no reason to send armed cops to deal with these issues. He writes with the presidents of the Vera Institute for Justice and Center for American Progress, “As three Black men, we know firsthand the worry of whether the everyday act of driving will end in tragedy for ourselves, our brothers and sisters, or nieces and nephews and children… Changing the way traffic stops happen in this nation is foundational to any discussion about police reform. By reforming them, federal, state and local leaders can save countless lives.”
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