Many traffic stops end without making headlines.
But thanks to the ubiquity of cameras, the traffic stop in recent years has become the setting for many high-profile incidents between officers and motorists.
1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested by officers directing traffic outside the PGA Championship after a fatal accident.
And this week, three former Memphis, Tennessee, officers went on trial for the fatal 2023beating of Tyre Nichols, which also followed a traffic stop.
‘De-escalation is key’The tenor of a traffic stop usually begins with the reason it was initiated in the first place, said Ramsey.
Persons:
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Organizations:
CNN, Miami, Dade, Miami Dolphins, PGA, California, Louisville Metro Police Department, Philadelphia Police, National Tactical Officers Association, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU
Locations:
Hill, Washington, DC, Minnesota, Castile, Memphis , Tennessee, Tennessee