Michigan community members perform minor car repairs, help minorities avoid police interactions
The group is called Southeast Michigan Pull Over Prevention, and behind the effort are community members on a mission to pump the brakes when it comes to unnecessary police interactions.
and last updated 2021-04-08 13:07:36-04
(WXYZ) â The group is called Southeast Michigan Pull Over Prevention, and behind the effort are community members on a mission to pump the brakes when it comes to unnecessary police interactions. What we are doing is minimizing or hopefully eliminating police encounters, unnecessary ones, by performing simple repairs to people s cars . headlights, brake lights, tail lights, stuff that the motor vehicle code allows the police to pull people over for, but which may be cost prohibitive to to people, said Shane Mall, Pull Over Prevention volunteer.
A change to Michigan law that takes effect Thursday expands the number of misdemeanors that are eligible for a ticket instead of an arrest. The move aims to reduce local jail admissions and prioritize public safety resources.
Law enforcement officials, defense attorneys and advocates for people involved with the justice system in metro Detroit say it remains to be seen whether the change will work as legislators intended or result in unintended consequences.
An appearance ticket or criminal citation tells someone when to appear in court, and officers can use it to cite and release someone instead of arresting them and booking them into jail.
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