The policy still allows for consideration of raceif information has been found that people of a certain race or ethnicity are involved in a specific crime or a criminal organization. ... I went from being a ordinary citizen and decorated officer to a criminal in a matter of minutes."... Darden spent 14 years working closely with police to prosecute accused criminals, and his views on traffis stops are not unique at all. ... Stopping a driver for a traffic offense when the real purpose is drug interdiction is a lie, a legally sanctioned lie. Pretext stops do capture some of the true criminal...

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