Inside alarming rise in high-risk vehicle stops

Description: As the number of automatic license plate readers across the country have skyrocketed, so have the erroneous stops, detainments and even arrests of innocent people. For those caught up in the errors, the stops can escalate quickly into precarious encounters with law enforcement – sometimes with potentially life altering consequences. NBC News’ Dana Griffin reports.

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