Many believe that the stop and frisk law conducted by the New York Police Department violates citizens privacy. Not only do they feel a violation of privacy but many minorities feel targeted by racial profiling and illegal stops. “An analysis conducted by the New York City Liberties Union revealed that innocent New Yorkers have been subjected to police stops and street interrogations more than 4 million times since 2002. In this analysis, it was also found that black and Latino communities continued to be the target of tactics used by the New York Police Department. It was found that about nine out of 10 New York citizens stopped-and-frisked by New York Police were completely innocent, according to the New York Police Department’s own reports”( New York Civil Liberties
Many believe that the stop and frisk law conducted by the New York Police Department violates citizens privacy. Not only do they feel a violation of privacy but many minorities feel targeted by racial profiling and illegal stops. “An analysis conducted by the New York City Liberties Union revealed that innocent New Yorkers have been subjected to police stops and street interrogations more than 4 million times since 2002. In this analysis, it was also found that black and Latino communities continued to be the target of tactics used by the New York Police Department. It was found that about nine out of 10 New York citizens stopped-and-frisked by New York Police were completely innocent, according to the New York Police Department’s own reports”( New York Civil Liberties