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Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office no longer enforcing minor traffic violations [Charlotte NC]
WSOC Charlotte ^ | 10/3/2022 | WSOCTV.com News Staff

Posted on 10/03/2022 7:30:47 AM PDT by gitmo

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To: Responsibility2nd

Very few pocs where I live. Plenty of broken taillights, etc though. Lol.


21 posted on 10/03/2022 8:22:07 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: SaxxonWoods

I was once stopped by the officer because of my stop light did not work.
I was not aware of it, and I could go like that for a while.
I got warning in very professional way, went on and fixed it.
No problem!
Why is this bad?


22 posted on 10/03/2022 8:23:51 AM PDT by AZJeep
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To: Leaning Right
I’d like to know what the sheriff will do if there is a racial disparity in stops for moving violations.
The article mentioned not stopping for a revoked lecense. That sure sounds like a moving violation to me.
23 posted on 10/03/2022 8:32:16 AM PDT by citizen (Thieves of private property pass their lives in chains; thieves of public prop. in riches and luxury)
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To: gitmo

Are sheriffs in NC elected or appointed? It sounds like the good citizens of Mecklenburg County have voted themselves some nifty insurance premium increases.


24 posted on 10/03/2022 8:32:40 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

DemWit stupidity, no longer enforcing the law.
DemWit max stupidity, announcing that to the public.


25 posted on 10/03/2022 8:45:36 AM PDT by FiddlePig (The greatest threat to our sacred liberty is to not value it!””)
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To: gitmo

I had to recheck that this story was no from the bee.


26 posted on 10/03/2022 8:45:51 AM PDT by Revel
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To: Hyman Roth

Up until the early 90s Charlotte was ok.


27 posted on 10/03/2022 8:47:12 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: gitmo
Deputies said they will not be stopping drivers for things like inspection violations, driving with a revoked license, having window tinting that’s too dark or having a taillight out.

And look, is shooting a gun sideways out of a moving car really that dangerous?

28 posted on 10/03/2022 8:48:36 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: gitmo

Remember that a lot of lesser traffic offenses are strictly money making rackets by local governments. Think the chaos that are red light cameras.

Lesser offenses take away from the police doing more important work. However, policing the real stuff *costs* money.

There was a Sheriff in Florida who noted that a high percentage of drivers in the state did not have a valid license to drive. And there were so many serious offenses out there, especially DUI, that risked people’s lives, that it was stupid to arrest a good driver with no license, instead of dangerous ones with a valid license.

A loud chorus then told him to shut up.


29 posted on 10/03/2022 8:55:45 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("All he had was a handgun. Why did you think that was a threat?" --Rittenhouse Prosecutor)
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To: gitmo

Our Democrat Mecklenburg County Sheriff doing what Democrat Sheriffs do. He also does not cooperate with the Feds on immigration...not that that’s an issue for the Feds anymore.


30 posted on 10/03/2022 9:05:28 AM PDT by moovova
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To: moovova

I do have to say though...I rarely, very rarely see a Sheriff’s Deputy with anybody pulled over. They mostly serve eviction notices and slow-walk CCW permit approvals.


31 posted on 10/03/2022 9:08:39 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Hyman Roth

“Charlotte NC is a cesspool of woke liberals. It is disgusting to see what this once great city was.”

True dat. I live here, can’t wait to get the hay out of here. With 2 out of 3 voters having voted for Biden, I feel surrounded by the enemy.


32 posted on 10/03/2022 9:10:23 AM PDT by moovova
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Deputies said they will not be stopping drivers for things like inspection violations, driving with a revoked license, having window tinting that’s too dark or having a taillight out.

The sheriff’s office said this change in policy is part of an effort to address racial inequality that they said is apparent in traffic stops.

Translation: The sheriff is saying that black people are the ones who commit these violations most, so enforcing the regulations is discriminatory. If I were a law abiding black, I'd be fuming about that.

33 posted on 10/03/2022 9:11:12 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: clintonh8r

Elected.


34 posted on 10/03/2022 9:11:37 AM PDT by moovova
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To: ridesthemiles
You are driving along-—and suddenly a pedestrian is in front of your car-—NO TIME to avoid-—NO SPACE to move over into-—You hit the person-—and YOU are on the hook for all costs.

Just make sure he's DEAD...otherwise you' pay for his lifetime care, instead of a cheaper one-time penalty.

(Is the < /sarc > tag really necesary?)

35 posted on 10/03/2022 9:16:34 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: moovova

From what I can see of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office they ought to cut out the donuts for breakfast and pizza for lunch. It’s a wonder some of them can get behind the wheel.


36 posted on 10/03/2022 9:18:15 AM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: ridesthemiles

I’ve had that happen late at night and the pedestrian is dressed in black with a black hoodie on.


37 posted on 10/03/2022 9:20:15 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: gitmo

Maybe PoC should get their cars inspected, keep up with registrations, fix broken taillights and pretty much just obey the law. Apparently, that’s too much to ask.


38 posted on 10/03/2022 11:49:57 AM PDT by Renkluaf
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To: moovova

I am in Lake Wylie.


39 posted on 10/04/2022 5:28:36 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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