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Daunte Wright should still be here. Like Philando Castile, Sam Dubose, Sandra Bland. We see the same story over and over. All over minor traffic stops.
This is why the work we're doing in Berkeley to de-police traffic enforcement is so important.
https://www.vox.com/2021/4/12/22379984/daunte-wright-minnesota-police-killing-traffic-stop-brooklyn-center
This is why the work we're doing in Berkeley to de-police traffic enforcement is so important.
https://www.vox.com/2021/4/12/22379984/daunte-wright-minnesota-police-killing-traffic-stop-brooklyn-center
Last summer, Berkeley voted to implement strategies to reduce/eliminate the practice of pre-textual stops based on minor traffic violations, and chart a path towards unarmed enforcement approaches to traffic safety. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Berkeley-proposal-calls-for-eliminating-police-15375325.php
The work in Berkeley to reimagine traffic enforcement is underway. Some of it will require changes in state law.
Berkeley doesn't have all the answers, but we're asking the questions that every city in America should be asking. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/us/berkeley-police.html
Berkeley doesn't have all the answers, but we're asking the questions that every city in America should be asking. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/us/berkeley-police.html
I believe there is a more equitable future out there, where Black people can truly feel safe walking, biking, and driving in America. The work here is being driven by some of the most incredible and thoughtful activists I've had the honor of working with. https://theappeal.org/traffic-enforcement-without-police/
Luckily, there is a wealth of research on de-policing traffic enforcement, just waiting to be put to use by policymakers. Columbia Law's @SAShistorian discusses the road that brought us to this point and where we go from here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5pvgm/we-dont-need-cops-to-enforce-traffic-laws
Queue this up for your next pandemic walk. In this episode of @99piorg w/ @romanmars, Professor Seo and Berkeley Transportation Commissioner @berkeleywali discuss the history of traffic enforcement and our efforts in Berkeley to right those wrongs: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/policing-the-open-road/
I am heartbroken and infuriated by Daunte Wright's murder at the hands of the state. It's a story we've heard before. And it will keep happening unless we're willing to think bigger and really redefine the way we enforce laws in this country. So that's what we're trying to do.
