Go for it.
I like these types of moves as long as they are somewhere far away like Cali. People can learn the results of stupidity in a pilot plan rather than in the entire country.
I’m not necessarily against this - but this isn’t “defunding the poli
The transportation workers will eventually become armed after the first assault, then the armored cars and then we’ll be back where we’re at...
Police will not be necessary in the coming utopia. That’s pretty much what they’re telling us.
“...the murder of a black or brown body,...”
Comply - Don't Die
See, I even made it rhyme so you can use it in your next Rap "song".
That is just re-arranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic and calling them by a different name.
If DoT personnel are going to be enforcing traffic regulations — THEN THEY ARE POLICE.
How stupid can Libs be????????????????
> Next week, Berkeley’s City Council will vote on a proposal to create a Department of Transportation and use employees in that department to make traffic stops instead of Berkeley Police officers. <
How many of these employees will be beaten or murdered before:
A. the surviving employees simply quit making traffic stops?
B. the policy is reversed?
Coming to a theatre near you...”Escape From Berkeley”
“traffic violation should not have resulted in the murder of a black or brown body, but at the same time we can also re-examine the nature of punitive law enforcement and broken windows policing that makes traffic enforcement so deadly to begin with.”
Body?
Not person?
These crazy leftists always talk about bodies. Very dehumanizizing. Something seriously wrong with them psychologically, spiritually etc...
Drag racing returns to Berkeley!
Tesla’s will dominate the Prius’s.
So, what are these kind, benevolent DoT people going to do when someone refuses to stop? Or worse? Either they’ll have guns and “authoritah”, in which case they’ll be cops. Or they’ll be a joke.
What they really want is camera-bots everywhere and they just mail you a ticket and demand you pay their robbery. Their client knuckle-dragger constituency won’t pay or have to, of course.
So they are adding cops.
Uh....ok.
No traffic enforcement. No armed officers in schools. No jail for violent offenses. No prosecution of drug crimes. Homeless people have more rights than property owners. The police are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and legit cases against criminals are dismissed or not filed.
What could go wrong?
black or brown body , but white must be OK for them
And a certain number traffic stops result in arrest for things like stolen vehicle, outstanding warrants, and the like. An unarmed meter maid is not going to far well in these situations.
I presume that not pulling over and running from this non-police action is perfectly fine, because these glorified meter maids are not going to be able to give chase? And if they do give chase, it is kind of like a dog chasing a car. What does the dog do if it catches the car?
Good!
The majority of police want to stop being revenue generators for the politicians.
As a retired LEO I think this is a great idea. Now we can spend more time at Dunkin Donuts drinking coffee.
Who ever thought the term “California rolling stop” would escalate to this?
Off topic but perhaps useful information. Years ago I got a click-it or ticket citation and the fine was going to be over $100. I paid a local law firm $25 to contest the ticket and the charges were ultimately dropped. I learned a lesson from that little episode: always contest bullsht charges.