Posted on 10/19/2014 8:04:30 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A new study suggests the New York City Police Department's stop and frisk practice may be leading to elevated levels of anxiety among young men in the city, especially young black men.
The policy allows police to stop pedestrians and search them for drugs or weapons.
(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...
I struggle to sleep every night over fears that young black thugs may be suffering from anxiety. s/
If I were a straight man living in NY, I wouldn’t want any dude touching me. But I doubt this is why these “young men” and “anxious”. Probably has to do with the drugs that they are hiding.
“especially young black men.”
...and there lies the reason for the article. Bottom line is don’t act like a thug and it will greatly cut down on your chances of being stopped.
Is the headline implying young women find stop and frisk calming?
Fitting a certain profile is not probable cause. Walking in "a known drug area" is not probable cause.
If you disagree, then perhaps you're OK with cops searching your car or your house, just because they feel like it. Same difference.
Now if you knew your chances of being arrested for drug possession because of the color of your skin was far higher than people who didn't have your color, would you carry drugs around? I sure as heck wouldn't.
Thugs should be able to rob and loot without anxiety!
“I sure as heck wouldn’t.”
Keep in mind that 84% of your race (or whatever) didn’t vote for Obama. It shows a decided lack of common sense among blacks. Furthermore, they are “young” and probably stupid.
There you go again. Appying logic!
“... may be leading to elevated levels of anxiety ...”
Unless you are really drunk, being confronted by a police officer leads to elevated levels of anxiety no matter what color your skin is or how old you are.
While I agree that the Stop and Frisk has lowered the crime rate in Yew York City, I cannot for the life of me see how it passes muster with the fourth amendment.
But then again, New York and New York City have not been a hot bed of constitutionality for about 150 years.
Homophobes....
This is a good litmus test to see who are good conservatives and who are yahoos.
Conservatives believe in the Bill of Rights. Even for minorities.
The Precedent Case is Terry Vs Ohio...the stop and frisk is not like the description, there are requirements to the officer’s belief in his right to frisk:
http://www.caselaw4cops.net/searchandseizure/stopfrisk.htm
young black men are far more likely to have a criminal record, deservedly so. i’d be anxious too if i were them, but i’m not anxious for that reason.
The problem is that the cops even have to resort to such tactics.
The solution is proper application of justice. Equal enforcement of the laws.
If you just spank a criminal’s hand, he will continue to break the law. We have a mess on our hands because it is what WE as a society are willing to tolerate. Until that changes, things will only get worse.
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