‘Unjust practices’: US prosecutor takes stand against minor police traffic stops

Minnesota attorney says he won't pursue cases in aim to reduce unnecessary' encounters between police and people of color that can turn fatal

A Minnesota prosecutor who filed manslaughter charges against a police officer who shot and killed the black motorist Philando Castile in a 2016 stop for a broken tail light says he will no longer pursue cases involving minor traffic infractions.

The aim, according to the Ramsey county attorney John Choi, is to reduce the number of unnecessary" encounters between police and people of color that can, as in Castile's confrontation with officer Jeronimo Yanez, turn fatal.