"A key part of the NYPD's controversial "stop and frisk" tactic has been ruled unconstitutional.
Manhattan Federal Court Judge
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"A key part of the NYPD's controversial "stop and frisk" tactic has been ruled unconstitutional.
Manhattan Federal Court Judge Shira Scheindlin ordered police to refrain from making some trespass stops outside private residential buildings — even though the landlord has given officers permission to do so as part of the NYPD's "Clean Halls" program."*
The NYPD's stop-and-frisk has always been controversial, skirting the lines between constitutional and unconstitutional.
Well, a judge has drawn that line more definitively, saying a certain tactic that targets minorities should be stopped.
Brandt Hardin“Stop and Frisk” is racial profiling plain and simple. This is illegal behavior on the part of law enforcement and is a breach of civil rights for anyone stopped, regardless of race. The actions and abuse by the NYPD are filling the definition of a “Police State.” You can read much more about cops running amuck and how they’ve violated civil liberties across the country at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-privatized-police-state.html
