Police Misconduct
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I Was Hit By a Driver — Then a Cop Blamed Me
Police officers routinely blame traffic violence victims for injuries and deaths caused by drivers. Now let's hear from one of them.
December 7, 2018
Jacksonville Police, Under Fire for Racist Jaywalking Enforcement, Refuse to Reassess
Despite a bombshell investigation showing the discriminatory nature of pedestrian fines in Jacksonville, local police are refusing to reform their approach to jaywalking stops.
April 25, 2018
108th Precinct Cracks Down on Sidewalk Parking — NYPD Placard Holders Not Included
A year into Mayor de Blasio's "crackdown," cops and other placard-holding city employees know they can still leave their personal vehicles anywhere they damn well please.
April 20, 2018
Jacksonville’s “Jaywalking” Enforcement Is Very, Very Racist
A bombshell new report from ProPublica and the Florida Times-Union examines Jacksonville's profoundly broken and racially biased pedestrian enforcement.
November 17, 2017
Utah Police Shooting Underscores the Added Threat Facing Black People on Bikes
Police stopped Patrick Harmon for riding his bike without a rear light. When he attempted to flee, officer Clinton Fox shot him three times in the back.
October 6, 2017
De Blasio Promises “Crackdown” on Parking Placard Abuse
Mayor de Blasio announced plans today to "crack down" on rampant parking placard abuse, one week after his administration granted tens of thousands of new placards to school employees.
May 24, 2017
Addressing Racism and Police Brutality in Traffic Enforcement
Police brutality and racial inequities in criminal justice must be addressed by advocates and agencies aiming to reduce traffic fatalities. That's the key takeaway from a Vision Zero Cities panel yesterday on police violence and traffic enforcement. "Vision Zero cannot be a reason to overly-police black and brown bodies," said Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Tamika Butler. "You can’t ignore the country we live in."
May 4, 2017
What Will It Take for Sacramento to Make Walking Safer in Poor Neighborhoods?
Police and city planners in Sacramento have come under scrutiny in the weeks since police were caught on tape assaulting Nandi Cain, Jr., a black man, during a jaywalking stop. Cain, who was legally using an unmarked crosswalk, has since filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city. Now, reporters are looking into why there are so few marked crosswalks in one of Sacramento's poorest areas.
April 27, 2017
If NYPD Is Cracking Down on License Plate-Obscuring Officers, It’s Sure Hard to Tell
If you follow @placardabuse on Twitter, you'll see plenty of evidence that officers are still getting away with obscuring their license plates to evade tolls and traffic enforcement cameras.
April 19, 2017
For People of Color, Barriers to Biking Go Far Beyond Infrastructure, Study Shows
When most cities try to make biking a bigger part of their transportation systems, they use a standard checklist: comfortable biking networks, how-to-ride classes, traffic-law enforcement. The full list is sometimes called the “Five E’s.”
A first-of-its-kind survey conducted by Rutgers academics Charles Brown and James Sinclair shows that when you look at biking from the perspective of a Black or Latino American, the Five E’s are missing a lot.
April 18, 2017
