Stop and Frisk

Time to Stop "Stop and Frisk"

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2012

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Marian Wright Edelman

The silent Father's Day March will be a chance for people of all backgrounds to walk silently down New York's Fifth Avenue together to convey to New York City leaders that it is time to stop treating hundreds of thousands of our young people of color like criminals when they have done nothing wrong.

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Defending Stop-And-Frisk, Bloomberg Slams Philadelphia's Crime Rate

Posted 05.25.2012

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Mayor Bloomberg does not have kind words for the City of Brotherly Love. Responding to a New York Times editorial suggesting the NYPD fix stop-and-...

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Beyond the Numbers: A Debate Over the Effects of NYPD Stop and Frisk

Mari Fagel | Posted 05.24.2012

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Mari Fagel

Just after the New York Police Department released crime data touting the positive effects of stop and frisk, a judge cleared the way for thousands of New Yorkers who feel they've been victimized by the policy to join a class action lawsuit.

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Christopher Mathias

Councilman Slams Stop And Frisk, Says Bloomberg's 'Ass-Backwards' On Gun Violence

HuffingtonPost.com | Christopher Mathias | Posted 05.24.2012

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City Councilman Jumaane Williams thinks Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration is "ass-backwards" in its approach to gun violence, and that the mayo...

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Kelly Says Stop And Frisk Critics Have 'Short Memories And Questionable Motives'

Posted 05.21.2012

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New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly lashed out at critics of stop and frisk in a Daily News editorial Monday, defending the program from the claim ...

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Are All Blacks Prejudiced Against All Gays? Beyond the Static View of Race, Sexual Orientation and Otherness

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 05.17.2012

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Marianne Mollmann

I would not wish to be called homophobic just because quite of lot of individuals who happen to be white make anti-gay remarks. Problems arise when our only understanding and interactions with specific people result in our treating them as part of a group and not as individuals.

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NYPD Making Changes To Stop And Frisk Policy

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.18.2012

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly on Thursday announced changes to officer training and supervision amid a growing public outcry and ...

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John Rudolf

Federal Judge Slams NYPD Over Stop and Frisk, Opens Lawsuit to Millions

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 05.16.2012

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Opponents of the New York Police Department's controversial stop-and-frisk program scored a major victory in court Wednesday, after a federal judge gr...

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Bloomberg Lashes Out At Media For Stop And Frisk Coverage

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 05.17.2012

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After a US District judge condemned the NYPD's use of stop and frisk Wednesday--granting a major lawsuit class action status-- Mayor Michael Bloomberg...

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Stop and Frisk: Two Inconvenient Truths

Tom Allon | Posted 05.16.2012

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Tom Allon

Stop and frisk must continue as a tool for the NYPD. It's time we had an honest appraisal: stop and frisk is saving minority men's lives. But jobs and education is a better way to save them. That work must begin now.

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Protect and Respect

Scott M. Stringer | Posted 05.16.2012

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Scott M. Stringer

New York's dramatic reduction in crime is one of the defining achievements of the last 20 years, a success that underpins so much of our city. But we need to work to build bridges of trust and respect into every neighborhood.

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Judge Grants Stop And Frisk Lawsuit Class Action Status

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.17.2012

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NEW YORK — Finding the city's attitude "deeply troubling," a judge granted class action status Wednesday to a 2008 lawsuit accusing the New York...

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Stop-And-Frisk Activist Jailed For Calling Judge A 'White Racist Pig'

Posted 05.16.2012

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An activist's court appearance to deal with an arrest stemming from an October stop-and-frisk rally led by Professor Cornel West, landed her in jail f...

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15 Amazing Facts About NYPD Stop And Frisks

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 05.15.2012

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Earlier this week, the NYCLU released a report on NYPD stop and frisks. The report prompted Public Advocate (and likely mayoral candidate) Bill de Bla...

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Racist Cop Added To Stop And Frisk Lawsuit

Posted 05.14.2012

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A black Staten Island man is suing a white NYPD officer for falsely accusing him of resisting arrest. From The New York Daily News: [Kendrick] G...

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NYPD Is Stop-And-Frisking At Record Pace

AP | Posted 05.13.2012

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NEW YORK — The latest numbers show the New York Police Department's skyrocketing street stops increased to more than 200,000 stops during the fi...

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Shocking New NYPD Stop And Frisk Data Reveals Racial Disparities

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 05.10.2012

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A report [see below] from the New York Civil Liberties Union reveals in startling new details just how disproportionately the NYPD stops and frisks mi...

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West And 19 Others Found Guilty For Disorderly Conduct At Stop-And-Frisk Rally

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.04.2012

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NEW YORK — Twenty activists were convicted Friday of disorderly conduct at a protest over a contentious police policy, ending a trial that they ...

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Attorney General Looking Into NYPD Stop And Frisks

Posted 04.11.2012

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In keeping with a 2010 campaign promise, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is reviewing the controversial practice of NYPD stop-and-fr...

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My Son Doesn't Look Like Trayvon

Dan Cantor | Posted 04.02.2012

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Dan Cantor

We ask the police to deal with problems the rest of us want to ignore. We stop-and-frisk because we aren't able to educate-and-employ.

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NYC Needs CPR

Chris Bilal | Posted 05.29.2012

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Chris Bilal

New York needs real CPR -- Communities United for Police Reform, that is. CPR is an unprecedented campaign to end discriminatory policing practices, bringing together a movement of community members from all walks of life and all five boroughs.

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Trayvon Martin and the NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk Fixation

Dan Collins | Posted 05.29.2012

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Dan Collins

The shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida has ricocheted back to New York. Minority lawmakers are up in arms about the city police practice of stopping and frisking young black and Hispanic men.

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PHOTOS: Family Of Unarmed Black Teen Killed By NYPD Holds Rally In Bronx

Posted 03.23.2012

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The family of Ramarley Graham, the unarmed Bronx 18-year-old shot and killed by an NYPD officer in February, says they will hold rallies and marches e...

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Stop-and-Frisk Targets Minorities -- Creates Culture of Fear in New York

Rep. Yvette D. Clarke | Posted 05.14.2012

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Rep. Yvette D. Clarke

The New York City Police Department's (NYPD) Stop, Question-and-Frisk Program, known as "Stop-and-Frisk," must end. The safety of our communities cannot be purchased at the price of the civil liberties of the law abiding citizenry of New York City (NYC).

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DEBATE: City Councilmen Williams And Vallone Square Off On NYPD Stop-And-Frisks

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 03.14.2012

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New Yorkers are divided on the issue of NYPD stop-and-frisks. An effective tool in curbing crime and keeping guns off the streets? Or an invasion of c...

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