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DwZ@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 11 days ago

The police chief in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, says he doesn’t want to enforce a new state law that prohibits drivers from parking in bike lanes

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The police chief in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, says he doesn’t want to enforce a new state law that prohibits drivers from parking in bike lanes

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DwZ@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 11 days ago
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Cottonwood Heights Chief of Police pushes back against new state law
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Cottonwood Heights Chief of PoliceRobby Russo said the city will advocate for a revision to a new law that stops vehicles from traveling or parking in designat
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    I’ve heard of jury nullification, but I haven’t heard of police nullification.

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      Definitely not a new thing, at least. The practice is called selective enforcement.

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      This isn’t unprecedented. Years ago, in Colorado, most of the sheriff’s offices refused to enforce a law governing magazine capacities, functionally nullifying the law.

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      Would you nullify police? I’d nullify police.

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