Ramsey County traffic stops: Here's the new policy -- and its potential impact

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The policy, which took effect at the beginning of September, states that in order to "rebuild trust and cooperation with" communities of color, "redirect law enforcement resources to focus on the greatest threats to public safety, and enhance procedural justice, we will decline to prosecute charges arising from non-public-safety stops or searches of vehicles based solely on consent."
52% : "In law enforcement, small things can lead to big things," the Chisago County sheriff's office wrote.
50% : Over the past year, Choi said, he talked to law enforcement leaders in Ramsey County and asked them to join him in making changes.
46% : The county attorney's office said they're working with law enforcement, the Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles and nonprofit organizations to develop an alternative notification system.
44% : Law enforcement agencies still have the authority to pull people over for any traffic offense, though five departments in the county have made changes or are talking about them.
40% : Some in law enforcement pointed to a recent Chisago County incident as an example of what's at stake.

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