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TexasTowelie

(111,831 posts)
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 04:19 PM Mar 2017

Anti-motorcycle profiling bill spiked in Idaho Senate

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposal banning law enforcement agencies from profiling motorcycles has crashed and burned in the Idaho Senate.

Senate members spiked the proposal Wednesday, voting 13-22 after a lengthy debate over the need of bill despite receiving unanimous support from the House several weeks before.

The bill would have prohibited police officers from stopping bikers for riding motorcycles or wearing biker garb. However, some critics said police should have legitimate reasons for stopping all citizens, not just motorcyclists.

Washington was the first state to ban motorcycle profiling in 2011. According to supporters in Washington, profiling complaints have dropped 90 percent since the law passed.

Read more: http://hosted2.ap.org/IDIDF/da3fe38944e7455284f48031646191ec/Article_2017-03-15-ID--XGR-Motorcycling%20Profiling/id-7d1381804b63468a9f104b4d57815d5a

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Anti-motorcycle profiling bill spiked in Idaho Senate (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2017 OP
Not around here MichMan Mar 2017 #1

MichMan

(11,858 posts)
1. Not around here
Wed Mar 15, 2017, 04:40 PM
Mar 2017

Around here, they all blast around with obnoxious open exhaust and despite violating noise laws get a pass by the police.

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