1 seizure per 143 stops for blacks; 1 for 27 for whites. (illegal, racist, crime rate)

[Californian34]

Appalling. The NYPD made the same amount of seizures stopping only 435,000 white people as they did stopping 2.3 Million black people in the in the same 8 years. Stop and frisk is obviously a way of harassing people of color in NYC.

Charts: Are the NYPD's Stop-and-Frisks Violating the Constitution? | Mother Jones

[Gtownoe]

Glad you brought the issue up.

[Rakin]

What is the Black and White crime rate in NYC ?

Personally, the Stop & Frisk should be illegal for all.

[TrapperJohn]

A liberal utopia run by a billionaire with enforcement courtesy of the highest paid public employees in the nation.

Forward!

[NoJiveMan]

Originally Posted by TrapperJohn

A liberal utopia run by a billionaire with enforcement courtesy of the highest paid public employees in the nation.

Forward!

Says someone whose location is in California, the other liberal utopia.

[lycos679]

I thought that NYC would be above this behavior. I don't see how it is constitutional.

This comment seems fitting for NYC's policy.

Originally Posted by Harrier

That sounds very racist.

I remember though - you are a liberal.

I shouldn't be surprised.

[TrapperJohn]

Originally Posted by NoJiveMan

Says someone whose location is in California, the other liberal utopia.

The fact that California is nutty doesn't make New York less nutty. Further, our population density allows for less extreme nuttiness.

[NoJiveMan]

Originally Posted by TrapperJohn

The fact that California is nutty doesn't make New York less nutty. Further, our population density allows for less extreme nuttiness.

Yeah, right.
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochure...cts/ffvr29.htm

[gomexico]

If it's constitutional, then what's the problem?

Well, it's not always constitutional. It's only constitutional when the police have reasonable suspicion to believe someone poses a danger, has committed a crime, or is preparing to commit one. And police cannot use race as a criterion for any search and seizure. But New York City has faced allegations of unconstitutional policing against communities of color for a long time.

There are times when profiling is appropriate. But after reading the Mother Jones article I'm left with the impression that, yes, the NYPD appears to have been unfairly targeting people of color. The 'dark color' people. The Constitution and Bill of Rights applies to us all, equally. And we should all advocate fair and equal application of our laws.

[2e1m5a]

Ugh. The NYPD has become an army.