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

Oct 03, 2021 View Original Article
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    -28% Moderately Liberal

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"The policy, which took effect at the begiing 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."
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6% Conservative
"In law enforcement, small things can lead to big things, the Chisago County sheriff's office wrote."
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4% Conservative
"Over the past year, Choi said, he talked to law enforcement leaders in Ramsey County and asked them to join him in making changes."
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"The county attorney's office said they're working with law enforcement, the Miesota Department of Motor Vehicles and nonprofit organizations to develop an alternative notification system."
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-8% Liberal
"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."
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-12% Liberal
"Some in law enforcement pointed to a recent Chisago County incident as an example of what's at stake."
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"Trump's use of Twitter redefined politics, letting him sidestep mainstream media to try to take hold of the political narrative."
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"Twitter wasn't alone in booting Trump."
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"Twitter declined to comment about Trump's Friday legal filing, as did Trump's lead counsel on the case."
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"However, some Trump tweets that were blocked over election misinformation continue to circulate on other platforms."
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"Friday's filing argues that Twitter is censoring Trump, has too much power over political discourse in the US and had been coerced into the ban by Trump's opponents in Congress, The Washington Post reported."
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"Trump has for some time claimed without evidence that the companies discriminate against the right, a charge the firms have repeatedly denied."
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"Twitter baed Trump on Jan. 8, two days after a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol building in a riot that left several people dead, including a Capitol Police officer."
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"In July, Trump sued over the Twitter ban."
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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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