Originally Posted by
Nako XL
Originally Posted by KayGeeDaGr8
Ummmm Im a cop in DC and I can shed some light on this...... For a cop to threaten someone that is just wrong and abusing of the power that is bestoed upon us. Stop and Frisk for us is like when say a robbery comes out and the subject we stop matches the description of the individual that did the crime we search him/her right there. We (officers) just dont go up to individuals because your black spanish green yellow whatever. There has to be probable cause unless your loitering in a high crime area you best believe im stopping you to see if you have weapons.
What people on nt also don't get is that the majority of the frisks occur in East New York, Bushwick, Harlem, and the Bronx. High crime areas. The reason there aren't as many whites being frisked as minorities is because not as many whites live in these neighborhoods. So when cops search for suspects that "fit the description" it's typically going to be a minority youth.
Also a LOT of the people stopped are truants. A reason there are no "arrests" is because they're not breaking any laws aside from skipping school.
Also if you're loitering in a large group in said areas (where crime does always happen) you're going to get questioned. It sucks and it is invasive and I'm not saying I agree with it, but a simple solution that you have control over is stop loitering.
Cops harass minority youth. Will it keep you from ever being stopped again? No. But stop giving them an easy target.