French’s death was the first fatal shooting of a Chicago officer in the line of duty since 2018 and the first female officer fatally shot on the job in 33 years.
It only takes one traffic stop like this one to make cops jittery when conducting a stop.
I do not begrudge cops their caution because of this.
PS: So far no info has been released about who the car occupants were, except that the cops were shot at by a passenger (so apparently not the driver.)
That almost sounds like a liberal arguing for gun control. Well because some people misuse guns we need to put restrictions on them for all people or because some dirt bag shoots a cop well all cops get to treat everyone like they are dirt bags.
I’d argue we need to reevaluate when and when not to initiate a traffic stop. Let’s stop pulling people over for expired tags, broken tail lights, and minor traffic infractions. Or at the very least, record the license plate and follow up later.
Yes, I think it would keep officers safe. Why initiate a stop over expired tags if the outcome could result in violence? Send them a notice in the mail.