Leftists’ New ‘No Stops’ Bill Seeks to Keep Criminals on the Streets

Credit where it’s due: The pro-crime progressives in Albany are relentless in their quest to make us feel less secure.

Their latest scheme: a proposal to prohibit police from stopping and searching drivers for issues such as broken tail lights or expired registration tags — all in the (completely unfounded) name of racial equity.

A notable instance of a major criminal apprehended due to a minor traffic infraction is serial killer Joel Rifkin, who was stopped for having a missing license plate while he was transporting a body.

While we do not anticipate a surge of similar murders if this legislation passes, it is essential to note that driving without plates or with defective lights are not severe offenses.

However, enforcing minor infractions — much like addressing fare evasion in public transit — helps to prevent far more serious crimes.

Allowing minor offenses to go unchecked naturally leads to increased instances of serious crimes — more speeding, more drunk driving, and more reckless behavior overall.

Furthermore, limiting police authority to address such violations — even normalizing littering from vehicles — undermines public safety by diminishing the trust of law-abiding citizens and making them question the value of adhering to “minor” laws.

Yet, state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, vying for the Manhattan borough presidency, seems unconcerned: Introducing this bill allows him to present himself as an advocate for Black and Latino communities.

The premise that minority drivers are stopped more often for minor infractions than their white counterparts is touted as evidence of a biased system.

But how often do officers even see the driver clearly before making a stop?

Even if it doesn’t completely prevent officers from enforcing minor laws, the bill would burden them with excessive paperwork (including collecting the racial data that New York progressives now obsess over).

Hoylman may be a dangerous cynic or simply misguided — but there’s no certainty that Albany won’t accept this nonsensical proposal; it aligns perfectly with many of the other “criminal justice reforms” implemented in recent years.

If the public remains silent, it’s unlikely the minds behind Let the Killers Out Inc. will realize that nobody desires to live in a state or city where the streets resemble a Mad Max scenario.