For a century, the automobile has been sold to Americans as the ultimate freedom machine. In her groundbreaking new book, “Policing the Open Road,” historian and legal scholar Sarah Seo explodes that ...Show More
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sjreif3 recommended:Dec 13th, 2021
Roads were made for pedestrians and a few horse carriages. Then Henry Ford created cars and with them people were run over and kids were hit. Increased car usage has led to increase policing.
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sjreif3Dec 13th, 2021
- Before cop cars were marked, they would shoot the tires of a “suspect” - Number one place where people encounter the police are in their cars - Average town had ~6 cops before cars; Now there are dozens or hundreds of cops that have discretionary power and started enforcing law against citizen d...Show More
slowandsudden recommended:Dec 31st, 2019
“Traffic enforcement should not be a police duty.” This interview is amazing - especially the part about the fourth amendment protecting your privacy in your home but not your car, and that more cars = more cops.