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Q: Was the police technique of “stop-and-frisk” found unconstitutional? A: The practice is not unconstitutional, but a judge ruled in 2013 that New York City’s
by nugget 10y ago
Q: Was the police technique of “stop-and-frisk” found unconstitutional?
A: The practice is not unconstitutional, but a judge ruled in 2013 that New York City’s stop-and-frisk program was carried out in a manner that violated the U.S. Constitution.
http://www.factcheck.org/2016/09/is-stop-and-frisk-unconstitutional/ http://www.factcheck.org/2016/09/is-stop-and-frisk-unconstit...
- tptacek 10y agoYou are not responding to my comment.
- nugget 10y agoPresumably if it was implemented in a Constitutional way then you wouldn't be as opposed to a community electing to self-impose it. I see that as extension of the community policing movement. As to what the voting majorities in these communities actually believe (or would vote for), I doubt it's possible to know unless put to the test (despite anecdotes from both of us).