NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The NYPD's former top uniformed officer was back on the stand Wednesday in the stop - and -
frisk trial in Manhattan federal court.
The judge presiding over the stop - and -
frisk trial in NYC has left little question as to her opinion on the practice, criticizing the NYPD's «high error rate.»
Not exact matches
Just last month, Mr. Sharpton called for the suspension of a deputy inspector whose racially tinged comments on stop - and -
frisk practices, secretly recorded by a subordinate officer, were prominently presented during a federal
trial over the constitutionality of the tactic.
Hearn also suggested that the city await the outcome of a federal
trial on stop and
frisk to see if the judge appoints a federal monitor.
The movement on the measures comes amid a federal
trial over the department's use of stop and
frisk, and it follows a series of stories by The Associated Press that revealed how city police systematically listened in on sermons, hung out at cafes and other public places, infiltrated colleges and photographed people as part of a broad effort to prevent terrorist attacks.
A vocal critic of former Commissioner Ray Kelly when stop - and -
frisk was on
trial, Adams advocates for a «symbiotic relationship» between the police and the community.
A U.S. District Court judge is considering whether to order reforms to stop and
frisk after a 10 - week bench
trial in which a dozen people testified that they were stopped by police solely because of their race.
Crain's polled readers if the stop - and -
frisk lawsuit should go to
trial after a federal judge declined to dismiss the case.
Quinn's approval, which will allow the legislation to come to a vote, comes as a federal
trial is beginning on a class - action lawsuit challenging the NYPD's stop - and -
frisk policy.
«We're baffled by this situation because health experts say they are safe plus the overwhelming majority of our passengers and security staff prefer body scanners to
frisking and it's frustrating that Brussels has allowed this successful
trial to end», said Andrew Harrison, Chief Operating Officer at MAG, Manchester Airport's parent company.