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Police traffic stops can alienate communities and lead to violent deaths like Tyre Nichols' -- is it time to rethink them?

  • Written by Derek Epp, Assistant professor in the Department of Government, The University of Texas at Austin
Police traffic stops can alienate communities and lead to violent deaths like Tyre Nichols' -- is it time to rethink them?The fatal beating of Tyre Nichols started after he was pulled over by cops.City of Memphis via AP

The killing of Tyre Nichols has raised questions about the use and risks of a routine part of U.S. policing: the traffic stop.

Nichols died in the hospital on Jan. 10, 2022, from injuries sustained in a beating by five officers three days earlier. The...

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