In a historic ruling, a federal court has ruled the controversial "stop-and-frisk" tactics used by New York City Police officers are unconstitutional. In a harshly critical decision, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin said police had relied on what she called a "policy of indirect racial profiling" that led officers to routinely stop "blacks and Hispanics who would not have been stopped if they were white." Since 2002, the police department has conducted more than five million stop and frisks. According to the police department's own reports, nearly nine out of 10 New Yorkers stopped and frisked have been innocent. In her almost 200-page order Judge Shira Scheindlin wrote, "No one should live in fear of being stopped whenever he leaves his home to go about the activities of daily life ... Targeting young black and Hispanic men for stops based on the alleged criminal conduct of other young black or Hispanic men violates the bedrock principles of equality." She also appointed a federal monitor to oversee reforms, with input from community members as well as police. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg reacted angrily to to the ruling, and accused the judge of denying the city a fair trial. We're joined by Sunita Patel, a staff attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, and co-counsel on the case. "This is a victory for so many hundreds of thousands of people who have been illegally stopped and frisked over the last decade," Patel says.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Fox News: Black People NEED Stop And Frisk
On Tuesday, Laura Ingraham, a conservative radio host and Fox News contributor, lambasted Judge Shira A. Scheindlin for her ruling last week that New York City's controversial "Stop-and-Frisk" policy must be halted. Ingraham and the hosts of Fox & Friends said that this judge's "utopian" worldview would change if she lived in a high-crime area of New York City.
Ingraham began by warning that the ruling ensures that police are less thorough in their policing and will be "demonized" in the community. She added that the ruling is yet another reason why Republican presidential candidates need to talk about how important courts are, as Scheindlin was a justice appointed by former President Bill Clinton.
Gretchen Carlson noted that the people who live in the high-crime areas where police are primarily employing "Stop-and-Frisk" are supportive of the policy.*
The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
Teen Denied Heart Transplant Over Bad Grades?
"A black teen in Atlanta who needs a life-saving transplant is being denied due to his low grades, according to the 15-year-old boy's family and friends. Doctors say Anthony Stokes only has 6 months to live because of an enlarged heart. But Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, where he is receiving treatment, has said he doesn't qualify for a life-saving heart transplant because he failed his pre-transplant evaluation....".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur break it down on The Young Turks.
Federal Judge orders NYPD cops to wear Cameras in Stop and Frisk Ruling !
A federal judge has ordered that racist criminal crime syndicate known as the NYPD make it's minions wear cameras as they can not be trusted to uphold the law and respect the rights of black people and the poor.
Watch this video for more info :
What you Didn't know about NYPD's Stop & Frisk program ! http://youtu.be/rfJHx0Gj6ys
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