Stop-and-Frisk on It's a Binary World 2.0 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/tags/stop-and-frisk/ Recent content in Stop-and-Frisk on It's a Binary World 2.0 Hugo en Fri, 06 Sep 2013 04:01:32 +0000 If you disagree that NYC's Stop and Frisk program should be ended (or changed), https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2013/09/06/if-you-disagree-that-nycs-stop-and-frisk-program-should-be-ended-or-changed/ Fri, 06 Sep 2013 04:01:32 +0000 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2013/09/06/if-you-disagree-that-nycs-stop-and-frisk-program-should-be-ended-or-changed/ <p><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/questlove-remembers-humiliating-racial-profiling-experiences-20130814">Read this article about Questlove being stopped repeatedly despite being, well, Questlove!</a>. A few choice quotes:</p> <blockquote> <p>Questlove said his most recent stop was conducted at the base of the Williamsburg Bridge a few weeks ago following an appearance at the hip venue Brooklyn Bowl. Officers pulled over his driver, shined flashlights into the car and asked him why he was sitting in the back &ldquo;like a don,&rdquo; Questlove said. After showing the officers a copy of his new memoir, Mo&rsquo; Meta Blues, Questlove said he was let go.</p>

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 Judge says NYC's stop and frisk is unconstitutional https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2013/08/30/judge-says-nycs-stop-and-frisk-is-unconstitutional/ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 04:01:28 +0000 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2013/08/30/judge-says-nycs-stop-and-frisk-is-unconstitutional/ <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/13/nyregion/stop-and-frisk-practice-violated-rights-judge-rules.html?_r=0">This is a good first step</a>, but the City has vowed to fight, so it&rsquo;s not over yet.</p>

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