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A police officer in San Francisco, California, is wearing a silly costume to try and catch drivers blowing through crosswalks.
Lt. Jonathan Ozol put on an inflatable chicken outfit on Monday as he stood on Alemany Boulevard near an intersection while trying to ticket drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians, SF GateAccording to Capt. Amy Hurwitz, the exercise is one of five the agency has performed in the past six months. The city is trying to ensure that drivers are watching and doing the right thing when they approach a crosswalk.
“State law requires drivers to stop for pedestrians who are entering a crosswalk. Ozol said that failing to do so can result in a citation that could cost the driver a hefty fine of as much as $400,” the outlet said.Ozol trying to cross the street while wearing the chicken outfit. A red car zooms past him, but it appears that an officer riding a motorcycle pursues the vehicle moments later.
It is important to note that San Francisco voters passed ballot measures in March, and one of them was to expand police powers, Breitbart News “Voters reacted to a wave of crime in the city, which began even before the Black Lives Matter movement had attacked police and led to brief attempts to ‘defund’ local law enforcement,” the outlet said.
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