An LA City Hall plot to strip cops of powers to detain drivers for traffic violations and let civilians do it is “extremely dangerous,” top officers have warned.
Council bosses on Wednesday threw weight behind watered-down plans to crack down on pre-textual traffic stops in a unanimous 14-0 ruling.
The move as it stands tightens restrictions on what police can do when pulling someone over, but threatens to pave the way for radical ambitions to shift the control to non-sworn officers.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League told The Post on Thursday the idea could be “deadly” and would turn the streets into a “demolition derby.”
A spokesman said: “Apparently, many ill-informed anti-police advocates believe it is lawful for non-sworn peace officers to detain drivers for traffic violations.
“That is against state law and extremely dangerous. Abandoning enforcement of our traffic laws will result in more vehicle and pedestrian deaths and injuries, making Los Angeles streets resemble a demolition derby.”
The vote on Wednesday was a watered-down version of what far-left City Hall leaders have called for since the anti-cop movement exploded in 2020.
Council president Marqueece Harris-Dawson spearheaded the original motion that sought to tear up who handles traffic enforcement in LA.
His proposal wanted to strip the LAPD from handling minor offenses such as routine stops for broken taillights and expired registrations but also more serious ones like crash response and DUIs.
Instead they wanted to mull handing the powers to unarmed civilian traffic officers by expanding the Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s role and bringing in automated enforcement technology.
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