“Bratton blamed the “unfortunate consequences” of an explosion in “stop, question and frisk” incidents that caught many young men of color in the net by resulting in them being given a summons for a minor misdemeanor. As a result, Bratton said, the “population pool [of eligible non-white officers] is much smaller than it might ordinarily…
Stop & Frisk
Crime, Race, Stop & Frisk, Surveillance
Bicycling While Black
“The Tampa Bay Times’ recent disclosure that police are targeting Blacks who ride bicycles — including children as young as three years old — for dramatically high rates of stops and searches is the latest piece in the nationwide debate about racial profiling that has followed the police-involved deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Walter…
Law, Liberty, Politics, Stop & Frisk
NYCLU Releases “Stop and Frisk Watch” Phone App to Fight Back Against NYPD Stops
Easily the most sophisticated app of its kind, and a creative use of technology to monitor police stops: The app includes a “Know Your Rights” section that instructs people about their rights when confronted by police and their right to film police activity in public. Stop and Frisk Watch is intended for use by people…