Progressives already wear the political label of being pro-criminal.
Instead of wanting to shake that image by, say, supporting the law, they’re still hard at work undermining it, and screaming “racism” while they’re at it.
Enter New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal. He’s pushing a bill that would bar police officers from stopping drivers for what he calls a “secondary violation”— things like busted headlights, expired registration, or overly tinted windows.
They’re the kind of infractions that grab an officer’s attention because they’re often tied to bigger problems.
Hoylman-Sigal says his legislation is designed to “reduce the racial disparity in policing” and even claims that current tactics have created “a landscape of discrimination and danger” across New York.
But in Nassau County, law enforcement isn’t buying it. In fact, they’re calling this bill an open invitation for chaos.
“This is the craziest bill that I have ever read,” said District Attorney Anne Donnelly at a press conference. “They want to tell our police officers that they can’t stop people for committing crimes.”
She went on to explain that if the bill passes, it wouldn’t just handcuff routine traffic enforcement: it would also prohibit officers from pulling over vehicles with certain outstanding warrants.
County Executive Bruce Blakeman didn’t mince words either.
“It doesn’t matter what your race or religion is — if you’re violating the law, you’re violating the law,” he said. “If you’re not violating the law, we don’t do random stops.”
Progressives like to dismiss these traffic stops as “minor” offenses. But as Nassau County officials reminded everyone, no traffic stop is “minor” for a police officer. Donnelly cited a recent case where officers pulled over a car for a small infraction — and found cocaine and fentanyl inside.
Under Hoylman-Sigal’s bill, that kind of proactive police work wouldn’t just be discouraged — it would be illegal and erroneously demonized as “racist.”
Jason Mattera is a New York Times bestselling author and an Emmy-nominated crime correspondent for Newsmax. Get all of his latest reports here.