[QUOTE=detbuch;1115829][Quote=PaulS;1115820]Wasn't that [stop and frisk]ruled unconstitutional and racially discriminating?
Quote:
The unconstitutional ruling to which you refer, I believe, is that it was misusing the tactic because it was targeting mostly Blacks or Latinos. That is, it was unconstitutionally using the practice in a racially discriminating mannerAgree and that is why I added something about racially discriminatory. I think a cop had a tape of a supervisor saying they should use it to target Blacks. I also think that it was never appealed bc NY stopped S&F. But it did not rule that "stop and frisk," per se, as in the Terry decision, is unconstitutional.
The crime rate has gone down under the present Police Chief, James Craig, who practices the "broken windows" policy. Don't know if it would have gone down if he didn't.
|
i think your last statement is the key - it is tough to isolate the cause in a drop in crime.
Threaded Mode