Sept. 14, 2021

Are License Plate Reading Cameras Targeting Black Residents In Gwinnett County

Are License Plate Reading Cameras Targeting Black Residents In Gwinnett County

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com State Rep. Donna McLeod, D-Lawrenceville, and her legislative team are filing an open records request for more information about the city’s 12 cameras. The legislator has pressed city officials for months about how the...

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com State Rep. Donna McLeod, D-Lawrenceville, and her legislative team are filing an open records request for more information about the city’s 12 cameras. The legislator has pressed city officials for months about how the camera locations were chosen and whether they are targeting Black residents, but says she’s still dissatisfied with the answers.

McLeod has argued that the cameras are located in predominantly Black neighborhoods and that the current crime levels in these areas do not justify the placement of the cameras. A resident of Lawrenceville, she worries that the cameras unfairly target Black individuals.

SOURCE: www.AJC.com