Do the math ... CBS Local New York: NYPD "Stop and Frisks" Hit All-Time High That's like illegally searching 90% of Minneapolis in one year. They just agreed to a $15M payout for illegal loitering arrests. I wonder what this will cost them eventually?
Well, the vast majority of them are poor people. I think the statistic from the video I posted the other week was 92% inner-city black and Hispanic. Can't remember.
I think the ACLU is constantly involved in these cases all over the country. As they are in this one in New York. But for every one they win, there are a hundred more that go either unprosecuted, settled, or never charged. It's a never-ending battle. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/27/aclu-lawsuit-against-nypd_n_868135.html http://www.aclu.org/criminal-law-re...nt-city-philadelphia-stop-and-frisk-challenge http://www.aclu.org/blog/tag/stop-and-frisk