More than 85% of Pennsylvania State Police stations failed to collect demographic data for all traffic stops last year.
The Philadelphia Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a city law banning officers from pulling over drivers for low-level offenses, saying the law illegally preempts existing state laws on traffic violations.
Since being elected mayor, he has proceeded cautiously.
Pittsburgh could reform its police department’s stop and frisk to include using their body cameras to document their reason for a stop, notifying dispatch in advance, or any other method the police chief allows.
They include keeping troopers from joining militia groups and giving people more opportunities to file bias complaints.
“It has to do with respect for the rules, the laws, and others. If an officer lacks impulse control or the ability to exercise informed judgment, you can call into question how he investigates cases.”
Joe Biden has a long personal relationship with law enforcement, dating back to his work on the 1990s crime bill. But it’s not clear those ties will help him in the current debate over police reform.
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