Black Men Accurately Predicted They’d Be Pulled Over by Police

Citation for obstructed view ? what the H... is an obstructed view ? I was engaged in Pull time Police work for over 40 years and have no idea what that so called charge even means. I also each and every time I pulled anyone over first told them why before I even asked for a license and registration. I didn't worry about single lights being burned out and usually if I told anyone if it was even done it was just information, I didn't need ID for unless the reason for an actual stop was something else I'd already told them about. I've been pulled over Myself for things I would never stop any motorist for like for instance not signaling a lane change when I was the only one on the road and a multiple lane road. In 40 years I never even stopped anyone for speeding that wasn't a minimum of 15 miles over the limit and that didn't always mean a citation. I did however write up to 850 to 950 moving traffic citations per year. That number dropped however and later most Officer including me it became 250 to 350 as people did slow down and We for the first time ever had a year without a fatal traffic accident. People were driving more safely and there were no where near the volume of reasons to even stop anyone. I had better things to do than stop anyone that was only going from point A to Point B as long as they did it safely. I also think our Police Department was a lot more professional and better trained than some others I've seen.

Something has to be done