"We Will Not Break The Law To Enforce The Law": NYC to Reform Stop & Frisk, End Racial Profiling Parts 1-2

Part 1

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New York City's newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the city will drop its appeal of a ruling by a U.S. District Court that found the New York City Police Department's controversial "stop-and-frisk" program unconstitutional and settle an ongoing lawsuit. In August, Judge Shira Scheindlin criticized the police for relying on 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." 

De Blasio announced the news on Thursday at a press conference with allies, including the Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union. "We're here today to turn the page on one of the most divisive problems in our city," de Blasio said. "We believe in ending the overuse of 'stop-and-frisk' that has unfairly targeted young African-American and Latino men." 

We air clips from de Blasio, new NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, "stop-and-frisk" victim Nicholas Peart. We are joined by Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and counsel on their lawsuit against New York City.