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Paterson signs law limiting stop-frisk database
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. David Paterson signed legislation Friday that eliminates a database of thousands of people stopped and frisked by New York City police without facing charges, calling the practice...
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ACLU sues over 'stop and frisk' searches in Philly
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging the use of “stop and frisk” searches by Philadelphia police, alleging that the policy is violating the rights of...
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Philly reaches settlement in 'stop and frisk' suit
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A court-appointed monitor will oversee the use of “stop and frisk” searches by city police, a high-profile part of the mayor’s efforts to combat violent crime, according to a...
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Judge OKs lawsuit challenging NYPD stop and frisks
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has given the green light to a lawsuit challenging how the New York Police Department carries out its stop-and-frisk policies aimed at reducing crime. Judge Shira...
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Violent crime is down but at what cost?
In spite of a weak economy and high unemployment rates The Department of Justice reports that there was a 12 percent decrease in violent crime nationwide in 2010. Experts are unable to explain the...
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NYPD slammed for increase in stop-and-frisks
Despite plenty of negative publicity, the controversial stop-and-frisk policing policy shows no signs of slowing down, especially in New York City, According the NYPD, officers recorded 14 percent more...
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NYPD sued over stop-and-frisk in private buildings
A civil rights group has sued the NYPD over arrests made in privately owned buildings. The officers were given permission by the landlords of these buildings to enter and question the tenants as they...
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Activists on trial for arrests during NYPD protest
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty activists who converged on a police station to protest a controversial stop-and-frisk policy went on trial Monday in a case they hoped would highlight their cause but prosecutors...
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Cornel West, activists convicted for disorderly conduct at stop-and-frisk...
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty activists were convicted Friday of disorderly conduct at a protest over a contentious police policy, ending a trial that they used to spotlight their message but that prosecutors...
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Young black men frisked more often by NYPD
Research has shown that more young black men were searched in New York City than the total number of young African-American males residing in the area. The NYPD claims that the frisks are important to...
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NYPD planning changes to stop-and-frisk policy
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly on Thursday announced changes to officer training and supervision amid a growing public outcry and a federal lawsuit claiming a stop,...
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Low-level marijuana offenders to get a break under proposed New York law
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have agreed to work together on legislation to reduce the penalty for carrying 25 grams or less of marijuana in New York. The legislation was...
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New York officials, DOJ meet over stop-and-frisk
SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New York officials are asking the Justice Department to investigate the police department’s stop-and-frisk program for overwhelmingly targeting...
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Gays unite with blacks to fight ‘stop-and-frisk’
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, gays and blacks are working together. This week in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, gay rights groups protested the NYPD’s “stop-and-frisk” policy, which...
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App records, reports controversial police ‘stop and frisk’ practice
Believe you are witnessing an unlawful police stop and want to record the moment? There’s an app for that, courtesy of the New York Civil Liberties Union. The group released a free smartphone...
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Giancarlo Esposito of ‘Breaking Bad’ says he was stopped and frisked by NYPD
Actor Giancarlo Esposito was stopped and frisked by the NYPD in a case of mistaken identity just days before his interview with The Wrap. Police were looking for a suspect in a hoodie, however Esposito...
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Sharpton on Rodney King: ‘He was a symbol of civil rights’
NEW YORK – On the day he planned to lead a march against a controversial police practice in New York, Rev. Al Sharpton commented on the death of Rodney King, a man he called a “symbol of civil rights.”...
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Rodney King dead: How he put police brutality on the map
Rodney King— the iconic black motorist whose videotaped beating by LAPD officers in 1991 sparked outrage and changed America—was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool on Sunday. In March 1991,...
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Marchers protest NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactics
NEW YORK (AP) — A silent march by thousands of people in New York City protesting police “stop-and-frisk” tactics on Sunday was punctuated by an explosion of loud voices. “We’ve got to fight back, we...
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NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly provokes blacks with murder comments
New York City police commissioner Ray Kelly has sparked controversy with comments he made concerning black leader’s preoccupation with stop-and-frisk compared the to the spate of recent murders...
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