The Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act would make it illegal for people to call police “solely to discriminate on the basis of a person's ethnicity, religious affiliation, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity.'
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"Let it be known that this has always happened, but with smart phones and social media, we are seeing it recorded and subsequently broadcasted on the news," he said."But, there are countless others that do not get news coverage or do not get reported." Walton said the ordinance isn't designed to discourage people from reporting emergencies in good faith, but to protect people of color who are targeted by these calls. He noted that making false police reports in California is already punishable by up to six months in jail, but"there are currently no consequences by law for people who make fraudulent emergency calls based on race."
He also expressed support for state Assemblymember Rob Banta’s Assembly Bill 1550, which would create civil liability and criminal offense for those making false 911 calls based on bias against people in a protected class. He noted that similar laws already exist in"Both the CAREN Act and AB 1550 are part of a larger nationwide movement to address racial bias and implement consequences for weaponizing emergency resources with racist intentions," he said.
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