Kim Foxx is proposing a controversial policy that would appoint prosecutors to reject gun and drug charges stemming from routine traffic stops such as broken tail lights and expired plates. She is facing reproval from and praise from the public. Foxx has stated thats “Decades of data demonstrate that these stops do not enhance public safety. Instead, they perpetrate a cycle of mistrust and fear, especially under-resourced communities. This draft policy is a crucial step towards rebuilding trust.”
Many civil rights groups are applauding the proposed policy change, declaring that it corrects a police practice that violated civil rights. Loren James, Director of Criminal Legal Systems for a non-profit group Impact For Equity says “African American drivers are more likely likely to be stopped than white drivers. Overall, the practice of stopping someone for a traffic violation is not unconstutional, but when there’s a racial bias behind it, as we can see from the data, that’s when the constitutionality is called into question.”
This proposal comes after Chicago police killed Dexter Reed on the West side,who was stopped for a traffic stop.
