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Apr 2022
24m 9s

A Push for Traffic Stop Reform

The New York Times
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A Times investigation last year found that minor traffic stops in the United States were far more deadly than widely thought — in the previous five years, 400 unarmed motorists who were not under pursuit for any violent crime were killed by the police during such checks. We look at the different efforts across the country to rethink the stops and at the pus ... Show More
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