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NEW ORLEANS 鈥� The New Orleans Police Department that it will end its so-called 鈥渋nformational鈥� vehicle checkpoints, a victory for the 老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana and a coalition of community groups that had raised concerns about the constitutionality and effectiveness of such vehicle stops during a pandemic.

鈥淩egardless of their intent, it was clear these checkpoints were imperiling people鈥檚 health and their constitutional rights with minimal benefit to public safety,鈥� said Alanah Odoms Hebert, 老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana executive director. 鈥淪topping vehicles without reasonable suspicion of a crime raises serious 4th Amendment concerns, while putting police and the public at greater risk of contracting COVID-19. We鈥檙e glad NOPD listened to the community and called off this misguided and counterproductive approach that disproportionately targeted communities of color and needlessly threatened public health during a pandemic.鈥�

The 老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana and its community partners had also communicated to NOPD that they believed the checkpoints ran afoul of several provisions of the , including the requirement that police need reasonable suspicion of a crime before stopping a vehicle and the provisions requiring bias-free policing.

The coalition letter sent yesterday to the federal consent decree monitor is available . The letter was signed by the 老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana, Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition, and the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center and endorsed by Community ReCallers, Court Watch NOLA, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Promise of Justice Initiative, Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana, Voice of the Experienced (VOTE), and Workers Center for Racial Justice.

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