San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton is accused of shouting the "N-word" at a Black cadet during a metal detector incident at City Hall.
SC lawmaker introduces âCARENâ act to penalize non-emergency 911 calls
VIDEO: SC lawmaker introduces âCARENâ act to penalize non-emergency 911 calls By Paola Tristan Arruda | April 21, 2021 at 9:04 PM EDT - Updated April 21 at 11:20 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A South Carolina lawmaker is proposing a bill that could penalize non-emergency 911 calls that can lead to racially charged altercations.
Rep. JA Moore has filed the âCaution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergenciesâ (CAREN) Act, which would allow an individual to take civil action against someone who uses a 911 call to âintentionally inflict harm on that person.â
âWe want to make sure that the Karens of the world, those folks who are calling police on people that arenât doing anything but being themselves, putting them on notice to make sure that we are not racially profiling people or profiling people based on gender, sexuality,â Moore said.
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During an online meeting in Jan. 2021, Shamann Walton became Black history. He is the first Black man elected president of San Francisco s Board of Supervisors. As the first Black man to serve in this role, Supervisor Walton explains, I really think what it does for the young people that I ve worked with over the years in isolated disenfranchised communities, as you look at the small Black population that we have left, I think it really sets the tone for our young people to understand and know that they can be anything they want and serve any role and leadership as a Black man in this city.