'Driving while black?' App developers aim to help

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Driving while black? App developers aim to help

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The name of the app is "Five-0" & It's developed by a small group of lawyers & I think this is a good idea. Among it's features: it outlines what civil rights you have during a stop, allows drivers to send an alert to friends and family that they have been pulled over. There's also a recording function to document the interaction with an officer. It will also include a directory of lawyers for drivers who believe they were wrongfully stopped or searched


There's also the "Mobile Justice" app which was developed by American Civil Liberties Union affiliates in 4 different states. It allows users to take video of police encounters and upload the video to the ACLU.

These apps are for ANYONE who wants/needs them & they are intended to help educate ppl on how to handle being pulled over by police so that they are safe & everyone goes home alive.
 
That phrase is commonly used among the black community, it refers to the reality for many that they are more likely to be profiled/pulled over for no other reason than they are black.

I can honestly say I witnessed this when riding in the car w/ Devin on SEVERAL occasions & it was mind boggling to me to watch the cop MAKE UP a reason for pulling him over as he went along, & then hold us there for nearly 15 minutes while he searched HIGH & LOW for ANYTHING to possibly arrest Devin for & when all checks came back clear, he finally let us go. But in every case this happened, he wasn't speeding, his tags & license were valid, lights were working etc. It apparently was just "suspicious" that a black man was driving in a nice neighborhood (that he lived in) , w/ a nice car & a white woman as his passenger.
 
I take it back - I didn't realize that was what the app was called. I thought the writer of the article was using that to capitalize on current events. My bad!
 
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