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Police chiefs oppose version of comprehensive motor-vehicle stop data bill; ACLU and advocates press for reinstatement
Summary
Rhode Island police chiefs told the Senate Judiciary Committee they support collecting motor-vehicle stop data but oppose the current language of Senate Bill 307; civil-rights groups and advocates urged passage or negotiation to restore a statewide data-collection law.
Senate Bill 307, the Comprehensive Community-Police Relationship Act, drew extensive testimony March 25 as the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee sought to determine whether to reauthorize statewide motor-vehicle stop data collection.
Sponsor Senator Quesada urged the committee to move the bill, saying the data “is so important for the community to have it” and that the law would help communities and police “foster that dialogue” about policing practices. Steven Brown of the ACLU of Rhode Island told the committee the organization strongly supports the legislation and noted Rhode Island was an early adopter of statewide stop-data collection.
Chief Thomas Oates, testifying for the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association, said the association…
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