Opinion: What the federal task force proves about the council’s traffic-stop policy
Tennessee Highway Patrol Captain Travis Plotzer (left) confers with trooper Devonte Quinn (right) during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 Oct. 18, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Erica May
Erica May is an emergency number professional (911) and works in public safety. She studied at the Naval Postgraduate Academy Center for Homeland Defense and Security and is a proud resident of South Memphis. Erica is a periodic contributor to The Daily Memphian.
“Instead of treating a horrific tragedy as an isolated incident and holding those specific officers accountable, the council put the entire MPD culture — and legitimate policing — on trial.”
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