Memphis approves traffic stop law, following Philly's lead
Memphis’s City Council has approved its own version of the Driving Equality Act, a Philly law that changes which vehicle offenses can be the primary reason for pulling a driver over.
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Memphis’s City Council has approved its own version of the Driving Equality Act, a Philly law that changes which vehicle offenses can be the primary reason for pulling a driver over.
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After young Black man Tyre Nichols was killed by police, there are renewed calls to reform law enforcement in the US.
No experienced supervisors attended the scene of Nichols’s deadly arrest and Memphis’s police department is hundreds of officers short of its target strength
In the years leading up to Tyre Nichols’ deadly arrest, Memphis police have been dogged by a confluence of dangerous trends, including a chronic shortage of officers and a struggle