Commission proposal for EPD demographic data ordinance could be taken off table Tuesday

April 05 2021

From the article: "...He also said the data being collected could be intrusive and stopping people during interactions was too broad, as the ordinance doesn’t specify what is considered a “significant” interaction.

Ezzell said a guidebook he’d referenced from the Center for Policing Equity recommended police record data for all vehicle stops every time an officer pulls over a vehicle, as well as all checkpoints and roadblocks.

Pedestrian interactions should be recorded when they could result in an officer stop — when an officer takes actions that would make any reasonable person feel they aren’t free to walk away from the officer..."

By Alexander Ewald

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