Intro: | Bill to stop police racial profiling is heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee. |
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RunTime: | 0:42 |
OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: Two bills were heard to provide various provisions to prevent racial profiling by Missouri police. The bill gives specific guidelines for police to abide by when making traffic stops.
The sponsor of one of the bills is St. Louis Senator Jamilah Nasheed. She said that the bill would help everyone in the community, including law enforcement.
Actuality: | NASHEED.WAV |
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Run Time: | 00:12 |
Description: This is not an act to attack police officers. What we are trying to do is weed out the bad cops for the betterment of the community and law enforcement alike |
Reporting from the state capital, I'm Devon Yarbrough.
Intro: | Seven came to testify in support of bills that seeks to limit racial profiling by police; one being a resident from Ferguson, Missouri. |
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RunTime: | 0:41 |
OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: Resident Tiffani Reliford came to testify in support of the bills, sharing some details about the relationship between Ferguson's law enforcement and Ferguson's citizens.
Actuality: | RELIFORD.WAV |
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Run Time: | 00:16 |
Description: Before Ferguson happened, I knew once I walked out of my house I could be viewed as a suspect simply for being black. This was my reality, while living in Ferguson, Missouri. As a resident for eighteen years, I witnessed racial profiling and discriminatory practices. |
Reporting from the state capitol, I'm Devon Yarbrough.
Intro: | The state association of police raised questions before Senate Judiciary Committee on measures to toughen restrictions on racial profiling by police. |
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RunTime: | 0:27 |
OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: Kevin Ahlbrand, the president of the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police made his uncertainty known about the bill's technical issue, with asking certain questions to citizens they interact with.
Actuality: | AHLBRAND.WAV |
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Run Time: | 00:07 |
Description: Really the most concerning section to me is the part that limits what an officer can ask during an investigatory stop. |
Reporting from the state capital, I'm Devon Yarbrough.