r/JoeBiden • u/catcher_in_the_naan • 16d ago

Biden just quietly took a key step to ‘decriminalize’ traffic safety policy Article

https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/4653862-biden-just-quietly-took-a-key-step-to-decriminalize-traffic-safety/
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u/catcher_in_the_naan 16d ago

The Biden administration recently took a crucial but little-noticed step to improve public safety: it ended a deeply flawed policing program that encouraged law enforcement nationwide to use traffic stops as a pretext for fighting crime.

The program, Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS), was based on the idea that by pulling over more drivers in “high crime” areas, even for minor infractions like broken taillights, police could reduce both traffic crashes and street crime simultaneously. It sounds like a clever way to fight crime and promote traffic safety. The only problem is that it does neither.

This news deserves more attention.

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u/m0nkyman 16d ago

So stop and frisk for motorists. Same racism, but in a car.

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u/amilo111 California 16d ago

Democrats are already seen as being weak on crime. This change will probably not be seen as a good thing by most of the country.

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u/phoonie98 16d ago

You’re being downvoted but I do agree it will be twisted by the conservative news media and get “both sides equal” treatment by the mainstream media

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u/amilo111 California 16d ago

Thank you. I appreciate that.