老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana Calls on NOLA Officials to Cancel Plan for 鈥淚nformational鈥� Vehicle Stops Amid COVID-19
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana urged New Orleans officials to shelve a plan to conduct 鈥� of motorists amid COVID-19, asserting the plan raises serious concerns for constitutional rights and public health.
鈥淭he Constitution is clear: Police cannot stop vehicles and question occupants unless they reasonably suspect criminal activity,鈥� said Alanah Odoms Hebert, 老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana executive director. 鈥淎ll Louisianans have a basic right to move around the city without being stopped by police, unless they are breaking a law. There are far better ways to educate the public about the dangers of COVID-19 than arbitrarily stopping motorists who haven鈥檛 done anything wrong. Rather than stopping the spread of COVID-19, these checkpoints will exacerbate it by needlessly increasing the interactions between police and the public. We鈥檙e also deeply concerned that these checkpoints will be used as a pretext for invasive and racially-biased searches, fueling our mass incarceration crisis while doing little to improve public safety. We鈥檒l be monitoring NOPD鈥檚 implementation closely and standing ready to defend people鈥檚 constitutional rights.鈥�
