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Georgia drivers could refuse to sign traffic tickets and not be arrested under bill (www.wabe.org)

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From WABE Politics News:

Georgia lawmakers are seeking to change state law to say that officers don’t have to arrest people who refuse to sign traffic tickets after a church deacon died in August after initially […]

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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

This is one of those changes where even after it passes, cops will lie and threaten people. Because cops do not need to know the laws and are absolutely happy with the courts "sorting it out".