An audio recording of presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg defending the controversial “stop-and-frisk” practice has surfaced. Here’s everything you need to know
, saying, “This issue and my comments about it do not reflect my commitment to criminal justice reform and racial equity.” But his comments have not silenced the discussion surrounding stop-and-frisk, and it doesn’t seem likely to end any time soon.by police officers of stopping someone they suspect might be acting suspiciously or involved in illicit behavior dates back centuries.
While the policy was implemented at varying levels by police departments across the country in the aftermath of Terry’s case before a class-action lawsuit alleged that New York City police officers unfairly targeted Black people in 1999;
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