A college kid on his way home, doing nothing wrong, is hailed over by a street cop. He's told it's a seat-belt check - a seat-belt check by a street cop.

Not long ago TPD swept the south side checking out people who live in poor neighborhoods. They were "cracking down on crime," but they had no specific investigation, just random searching. They found a few probation violators and some drug addicts, no surprise there.

If we do not challenge police violations and abuses of power, there is no accountability for such activities as the Rachel Hoffman case.

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