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| CAREN Act: Lawmakers trying to pass law to penalize Karens making false 911 calls |
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A "Karen" (Chad or Ken for men) is a dangerous female exhibiting white privilege, calling police on Black people in the expectation that she will be believed and the Black person will be harmed by a racist justice system that begins with aggressively racist police responders.
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California State Assembly member Rob Bonta in June 2020 introduced Bill AB 1550, which classifies fraudulent, racially discriminatory 9-1-1 calls as hate crimes. Under the bill, someone making such a call could be sued for up to $10,000.
In July 2020, San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton introduced the Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act (CAREN Act). The legislation would change the San Francisco Police Code, making the fabrication of racially-biased emergency reports illegal. More
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