Fine for false report? OK
Fine for "race-based" false report? Probably not OK under First and Fourteenth Amendments.
Why not just make it a fine for making a false report? Wouldn't that subsume race-based false reports?
I'd be pretty surprised if there isn't already a law on the books for a penalty for filling a false report.
I'm sure it can already be prosecuted, yes. The wording sounded more like a civil citation, like a speeding ticket or something (Imagine showing up to contest your racism ticket and being all like, "But is it really racism???"). But I'm not going to attempt to try to understand what they mean, because SF. Apparently they're also talking about diverting police funds to the black community, calling it reparations. That brings up an interesting question: Is the concept of reparations (in the form of redirecting tax revenues on the basis of race) constitutional? On its face, it would seem the answer is "no," though I don't know who would have standing to sue. I don't think taxpayers can generally challenge such things. Perhaps a police officer whose position is eliminated due to budget cuts tied directly to the loss of those funds, if that could be proven? California laws make my brain hurt.
I'm mostly just procrastinating from work, guys...