Sunday, June 10, 2012

10 Facts Everyone Should Know About New York City’s ‘Stop-And-Frisk’ Policy

10 Facts Everyone Should Know About New York City’s ‘Stop-And-Frisk’ Policy: This morning, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the city’s controversial “stop-and-frisk” policy, saying it helped “take guns off the streets and save lives.” “Stop-and-frisk” is a policy strategy where officers stop and search “people they consider suspicious.” Bloomberg did, however, acknowledge some issues with the program, saying the practice needed to be “mended [...]/p