LAPD to Limit ‘Minor’ Traffic Stops to ‘Eliminate Bias’
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore has announced a new policy that limits traffic stops for “minor infractions” to “eliminate bias.”
Police are now being encouraged to only pull drivers over if they are suspected of more serious crimes, including “street racing, burglary, hit-and-runs, and narcotics possession,” according to a letter from Moore obtained by Fox News.
“It is the Department’s policy that pretextual stops shall not be conducted unless officers are acting upon articulable information in addition to the traffic violation, which may or may not amount to reasonable suspicion, regarding a serious crime (i.e. a crime with potential for great bodily injury or death),” the new policy states.
The policy also says that “decisions should not be based on a mere hunch or on generalized characteristics such as a person’s race,
