Here is what an astute lawmaker states:
NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Ruled Unconstitutional
Later on Monday morning, a federal judge ruled that the New York Police Department’s use of stop-and-frisk was unconstitutional, violating the rights of minorities in New York City. Judge Shira Scheindlin’s ruling is a blow to the crime fighting legacy of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and police commissioner Ray Kelly, who credit police stops with reducing major crime in the city to historic lows. But according to Scheindlin, the crime-fighting efficacy of the policy is irrelevant. “Many police practices may be useful for fighting crime…but because they are unconstitutional, they cannot be used, no matter how effective,” she wrote in her 195-page decision. She concluded that stop-and-frisk demonstrates an institutional disregard for the Fourth Amendment—which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government—as well as the Equal Protection Clause under the 14th Amendment.
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