The New York Police Department has so far had the competence to stop and search people without specific suspicion. The new mayor wants to change this and thus relax the relationship with blacks and Latinos.
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“Stop and Frisk”: According to Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York, the very controversial police tactic is to be lifted. (Archive picture December 2013). (Image: Reuters)
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New York City’s new Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he would overturn a controversial police tactic that allegedly reduced crime but violated the human rights of many citizens. The practice known as “stop and frisk” allowed police officers to stop, check and scan anyone in New York in order to inspect them for drugs and gun possession.
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