San Francisco lawmakers have approved a law giving people of color the right to take legal action against false accusations. The law is meant to prevent people from calling law enforcement when they see other people, who are different from them, carrying out common activities. In the San Francisco area, reports say white people have called 911 when they saw people of color doing things like selling bottles of water or having a barbecue. 911 is the national emergency number. All 11 officials on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted this month for the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act, or CAREN. The acronym CAREN sounds like the name “Karen.” That name has special meaning. It is used by some people to describe an entitled white woman who tries to use her position in society to make demands or threats without concern for the effect on others.
Title: San Francisco Law Lets People Bring Legal Action for Racist 911 Calls
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='San Francisco Law Lets People Bring Legal Action for Racist 911 Calls' data-article-id='5142'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11896'>San Francisco lawmakers have approved a law giving people of color the right to take legal action against false accusations.</span> <span data-start-time='11896' data-end-time='25813'>The law is meant to prevent people from calling law enforcement when they see other people, who are different from them, carrying out common activities.</span> <span data-start-time='25813' data-end-time='42375'>In the San Francisco area, reports say white people have called 911 when they saw people of color doing things like selling bottles of water or having a barbecue.</span> <span data-start-time='42375' data-end-time='47917'>911 is the national emergency number.</span> <span data-start-time='47917' data-end-time='63104'>All 11 officials on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted this month for the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act, or CAREN.</span> <span data-start-time='63104' data-end-time='68438'>The acronym CAREN sounds like the name “Karen.”</span> <span data-start-time='68438' data-end-time='72021'>That name has special meaning.</span> <span data-start-time='72021' data-end-time='89167'>It is used by some people to describe an entitled white woman who tries to use her position in society to make demands or threats without concern for the effect on others.</span> 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/_the_national_emergency_telephone_number.wav'><span> the national emergency telephone number</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/another_term_for_racism.wav'><span>another term for racism</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/the_national_information_telephone_number.wav'><span>the national information telephone number</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/the_name_of_a_major_covid19_vaccine_trial.wav'><span>the name of a major COVID-19 vaccine trial</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16133 data-hint-location='25813' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/what_city_was_featured_in_this_article.wav'>What city was featured in this article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='San Francisco'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/new_york_city.wav'><span>New York City</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/san_francisco.wav'><span>San Francisco</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/los_angeles.wav'><span>Los Angeles</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/salt_lake_city.wav'><span>Salt Lake City</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16134 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/san_francisco_approved_a_law_giving_people_of_color_the_right_to_take_legal_action_when__blank_.wav'>San Francisco approved a law giving people of color the right to take legal action when <span class='blank'>falsely accused</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='falsely accused'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/caught_speeding.wav'><span>caught speeding</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/falsely_accused.wav'><span>falsely accused</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4615/they_receive_a_failing_grade_in_school.wav'><span>they receive a failing grade in school</span></div><div class='choice' 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