San Francisco Lawmaker Introduces ‘CAREN Act’ To Deter False, Racially Biased 911 Calls

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The Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act would allow the person who was harmed to seek civil remedy through the courts.

A San Francisco official introduced an ordinance on Tuesday called the “CAREN Act” that would impose fines on anyone who makes false and racially discriminatory emergency reports in the city, in response to recent heavily publicized incidents in which white people have called the police on innocent Black people.... [+]

in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, June 15, 2020. Juanillo hoped to inspire others when he started stenciling “Black Lives Matter” on the retaining wall of his Pacific Heights home. But as the 50-year-old finished adding the letters last Tuesday afternoon, a man and woman approached him to ask if the property belonged to him before accusing him of defacing private property. Juanillo recorded the incident and shared it with his 33 Twitter followers.

Making a false report is already a crime, but the bill would amend the San Francisco Police Code to make it unlawful for someone to fabricate a report based on someone’s race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, gender or sexual orientation. The bill would allow the person who was the subject of the call to seek civil remedy through the courts, Natalie Gee, Walton’s chief of staff, told

 

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What about the rest of the state?

And gun sales will go up even more.

So no ones going to admit calling people “Karen” is sexist and racist?

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