Va. Senate passes bill requiring cops to tell drivers why they're being stopped

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Va. Senate passes bill requiring cops to tell drivers why they’re being stopped

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January 28, 2022, 11:42 AM

When a police officer pulls you over, do you have a right to know why? ... That question is at the center of a debate over legislation that passed in the Virginia Senate Thursday along party lines. ... Under the bill, before a driver is required to show their license and registration during a traffic stop, the officer would need to explain why the stop occurred.

“When people are stopped, and they don’t know the reason why they’re stopped, they often want to know that,” said Democratic Sen. Scott Surovell. “When an officer doesn’t tell them, it creates tension.” ... Democratic Sen. Adam Ebbin added, “For civil liberties, you have a right to know, if you’re stopped, why you’re stopped.”

Republicans were skeptical of the idea. ... “To me, this is just a way for lawyers to get somebody off the hook,” said Republican Sen. John Cosgrove. ... Cosgrove argued that it was just going to make life harder for police.

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The bill passed in the Senate with all Democrats in favor and all Republicans opposed. It now heads to the House of Delegates, where it likely faces long odds because Republicans have a majority there.

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[ShazamIam]

1. It seems like that should be a federal law and what the hell happened to Miranda? I must have been

not paying enough attention during some years, there are holes in what I know looking back and now I have to go hunting in a much censored and re-written environment.

[elleng]

2. In the United States, the Miranda warning is a type of notification customarily given

by police to criminal suspects in police custody advising them of their right to silence; that is, their right to refuse to answer questions or provide information to law enforcement or other officials. Wikipedia

[ShazamIam]

4. Thank you, I knew that much but it seems to have disappeared?

[elleng]

5. It's for CRIMINAL matters, it certainly has not disappeared.

Traffic matters are NOT (usually) criminal.

[ShazamIam]

6. I don't think anyone read Floyd his rights? Have you seen any videos of arrested people being read

their rights?

[elleng]

3. Imagine THAT, informing a person why they're being STOPPED!

and idiots DEBATING about it.