(The Huffington Post, Jonah Falcon, Man With World's Largest Penis,
Frisked By TSA At California Airport)
In cities with a population of one million or more, information that establishes the personal identity of an individual who has been stopped, questioned and / or
frisked by a police officer or peace officer, such as the name, address or social security number of such person, shall not be recorded in a computerized or electronic database if that individual is released without further legal action; provided, however, that this subdivision shall not prohibit police officers or peace officers from including in a computerized or electronic database generic characteristics of an individual, such as race and gender, who has been stopped, questioned and / or
frisked by a police officer or peace officer.
Black youth describe being followed in convenience stores or being pulled over or
frisked by police repeatedly; the experience is pervasive.
Although backscatter and millimeter wave scanners might have given screeners cause to be suspicious of an underwear bomb, neither are used in all airports, and passengers concerned about exposure to radiation can often opt to instead be
frisked by security personnel.]
De Blasio won the mayor's race campaigning against intrusive police tactics such as stop - and - frisk, where hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers were
frisked by the police each year, and other elements of the «Broken Windows» philosophy, where police crack down on minor offenses to prevent more serious crime.
Another stalled piece of legislation was the plan to reduce penalties for public possession of small amounts of marijuana — which has been linked to a surge in arrests of young black and Latino men who have been stopped - and -
frisked by police officers in New York City.
Sayegh contended many of these arrests occur when young people are stopped and
frisked by police and asked to empty their pockets.
The database is a list of people who have been stopped and
frisked by police, whether they had been arrested or not.
Blacks and Latinos are nine times as likely as whites to be stopped and
frisked by the NYPD, but no more likely to be arrested.
Judge Garaufis has repeatedly shown his bias towards the City's reasonable arguments on hiring in the Fire Department, and Judge Scheindlin, in certifying as a class everyone who has been stopped and
frisked by the New York City Police Department, has twisted class action law in order to serve her own political goals.
Until several years ago, it was common for students who had been smudging at South Dakota to be
frisked by dormitory officials and to have their rooms searched and their smudging materials confiscated.
They were
frisked by the guards, made to walk though a very frightening setting past armed guards.
On law enforcement, she rapped his administration's increased focus on community policing as «stop - and -
frisk by another name,» blasted the NYPD's decision to stop publicly disclosing disciplinary action against cops and criticized de Blasio's decision to appoint Bill Bratton's personal choice, James O'Neill, as police commissioner without conducting a national search.
The councilwoman was caught being fed an answer on stop - and -
frisk by the head of the police union, Pat Lynch, and came under fire after she was caught repeatedly staring at her cell phone during a debate in May.
Not exact matches
Or a criminal justice system that
frisks 85 % of blacks and Latinos stopped
by police, but only 8 % of whites.
Once the resolution is formally confirmed
by the court, the city will move to withdraw its initial appeal of the case striking down the broad aspects of stop and
frisk.
«Stop and
Frisk» was started
by Bloomberg?
A pilot program for NYPD officers to begin wearing body cameras this month cleared a major hurdle when it was approved last week
by the federal monitor overseeing changes to the department's stop - and -
frisk program.
Recent rulings
by federal and state courts have cast judges as the most potent critics of stop - and -
frisk, raising questions about whether the city has sidestepped the Constitution in the drive to keep crime rates low.
Surrounded
by clergy members, Thompson explained his position on stop and
frisk as well as his recent speech on Trayvon Martin, saying they were «heartfelt words.»
The main issues addressed
by Ms. Meyer on her site include stop - and -
frisk, school choice and crime.
This usually crops up when young people of color are asked to empty their pockets
by police (yes, even now that the NYPD has reduced the frequency of stop - and -
frisks); in 2010, the state arrested more than 100,000 people for marijuana possession, leaving more reactionary destinations like Texas in the dust.
He is the only one who will raise taxes on the wealthy to fund universal pre-k and after - school programs that keep our kids safe; the only one who supports the full package of reforms to end a stop - and -
frisk era defined
by racial profiling; and he has the boldest plan to build or preserve nearly 200,000 units of affordable housing.
Quinn, who is preparing for a mayoral run, hasn't yet taken a position on any of the bills but said she believes additional reforms are necessary to make sure certain populations aren't being unfairly targeted
by stop - and -
frisk.
The hashtag became, as one user called it, a «smashtag» as it was hijacked
by people tweeting pictures of officers engaged in alleged police brutality, or, in one example, apparently
frisking a dog.
«Despite changes in stop - and -
frisk policy in New York City, the system is obviously broken when an unarmed Black teenager can be shot to death in his own bathroom and no one is held to account
by any part of our criminal justice system.
Many of the city's major clothing stores tried to defuse the «shop and
frisk» scandal on Monday
by agreeing to an anti-profiling policy demanded
by civil - rights activists led
by the...
Zimroth was tapped to monitor the department Monday
by Manhattan Federal Court Judge Shira Scheindlin in a scathing ruling that found that police officers routinely violated New Yorkers» rights during stop - and -
frisks.
The city will also take part in a joint process with community stakeholders to ensure people affected
by stop - and -
frisk play an active role in shaping reform.
Another highbrow area under heavy surveillance was the popular Imgbi Road in Amarata, where two checkpoints
by policemen was causing terrible traffic gridlocks, as motorists were thoroughly
frisked to ascertain the contents of their cars» trunks.
Principal among the policy positions of Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio as a candidate was his promise to put an end to the abuses of stop and
frisk; a pledge to ensure universal Pre-kindergarten
by taxing New Yorkers making over $ 500,000; and creating and preserving greater units of affordable housing.
De Blasio, buoyed
by the city's most liberal residents for his opposition to the NYPD's stop - and -
frisk practices and from a family - centric ad campaign, has 29 percent support among likely Democratic voters, according to the poll conducted
by Penn Schoen Berland.
NY Police Commissioner Bill Bratton heard concerns from several African - American leaders about stop - and -
frisk and racial profiling Tuesday night at a reception hosted
by Citibank global banking head Ray McGuire and his wife, author Crystal McCrary, at their home.
NY Police Commissioner Bill Bratton heard concerns from several African - American leaders about stop - and -
frisk and racial profiling Tuesday night at a reception hosted
by Citibank global banking head Ray McGuire and...
A Manhattan judge tossed an NYPD union's challenge to a law that makes it easier for people who think they were racially profiled
by cops before a stop and
frisk to sue individual officers.
The number of stop - and -
frisk reports filed
by New York City police fell 51 percent in the first three months of this year compared with the same period last year.
At the center of the race were disagreements over taxes and the city's controversial «stop - and -
frisk» program backed
by incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Thompson or De Blasio will make a good Mayor, Quinn can't be trusted she is more like a Bloomberg and she want to keep Ray Kelly in place which is not good because he is the face of stop and
frisk and
by her want to keep him in place will hurt her chances of being the Mayor of NYC, Anthony Weiner has too much going on in his private life and is unstable, Liu don't have enough going on to be Mayor so i believe Thompson or DeBlasio will be more honest and get the job done for the City of NY, Bloomberg was a failure from the beginning he is arrogant he don't really care for the little people.
Leaders in the Queens communities where stop - and -
frisk was most heavily used during the 12 years of the Bloomberg administration said they were encouraged
by recent statements made
by some of Mayor Bill de Blasio's top appointments.
She vowed, if elected mayor, to work with the court - appointed monitor to implement changes, promising to use the new police inspector general position proposed
by the council to «review and provide guidance to ensure that stop and
frisk is done in a constitutionally sound manner.»
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.
And he pointed to the neighborhood policing initiative that pairs police officers with community residents and the decreased use of the stop - and -
frisk policing method — steps he said show the city «got safer
by being fairer.»
«Intro 800 [the bill] would authorize new lawsuits that could result in a blanket prohibition against the use of stop, question and
frisk in New York City — and potentially many other strategies and tactics used
by the police to address and prevent crime,» Best wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained
by The Post.
Mayor de Blasio answered questions from the press on a wide range of topics, including HIV prevention, the role of the Health Department and the «Nanny State», the large - size soda ban, Metzizah B'peh, fines and penalties levied
by the Health Department, the ethics complaint filed against Patrick Gaspard, the city's fiscal outlook, stop &
frisk and more.
But perhaps what was most telling was Mayor Bloombergs desperate attempt to increase his chance of defeating stop and
frisk legislation
by having Dilan vacate his seat, truth is Eric Ulrich is also rumored to be weighing his options at the Board, but we digress.
But while New Yorkers seem unfazed
by the allegations of domestic spying, they were torn over the expansion of the NYPD's controversial stop - and -
frisk policy.
The filing takes aim at one element of the department's controversial stop - and -
frisk policy and comes after a failed bid
by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to decriminalize the public possession of small amounts of marijuana, which would have eliminated the distinction between having a small amount in a pocket and holding it in your hand.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- City lawmakers reached a deal Tuesday to install an inspector general to monitor the New York Police Department, a plan galvanized
by outrage over its extensive use of the tactic known as stop and
frisk and its widespread spying on Muslims.
Over the holiday weekend, with just a week to go before the primary, Quinn announced plans to take historic legal action to ensure reforms made to stop - and -
frisk are not blocked
by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Tate agreed with Judge Scheindlin that the stop - and -
frisk, as practiced
by the NYPD, unfairly targeted blacks and Latinos.