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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Jan 6, 2016, 11:23 AM Jan 2016

'Driving while gay'? Proposal would have Missouri cops try to gather that info, too

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'Driving while gay'? Proposal would have Missouri cops try to gather that info, too

6 hours ago • By Kevin McDermott

ST. LOUIS • For the past 15 years, police officers in Missouri have been required to record the ethnicity of drivers they stop on the roads, so the information can be examined for evidence of racial profiling. ... Reams of data now indicate that “driving while black” is a real offense in the eyes of some Missouri officers and departments.

But “driving while gay”?

New state legislation unveiled Tuesday would expand the current process of data collection that police officers in Missouri are required to follow during traffic stops to include not just race, but also “perceived” sexual orientation, as well as religion, “disability” and “English language proficiency.” ... The new legislation, dubbed the Fair and Impartial Policing Act, was unveiled Tuesday by two state legislators and the ACLU of Missouri.

“This is not an attack on law enforcement,” state Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, said at a St. Louis news conference with co-sponsor Rep. Shamed Dogan, R-Ballwin, and others announcing the bill. “We’re trying to weed out the bad cops.”

ETA: the story is at Joe.My.God too:

MISSOURI: Proposed Bill Would Have Cops Record “Perceived” Sexual Orientation Of Drivers
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'Driving while gay'? Proposal would have Missouri cops try to gather that info, too (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 OP
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mercuryblues

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Wed Jan 6, 2016, 12:12 PM
Jan 2016

intent of this legislation. But, and a big but....an officers perceived impression on your sexual orientation and religion? Just how would that work? No room for abuse or stupidity there. The ACLU is for this? If they are serious about weeding out bad cops, how about taking false statements on a police report and covering up for an abusive officer more seriously. How about if the state, county, city pays out because of police abuse, the officer loses his job ASAP. Not kept on to engage in the same behavior.

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