NYPD Loves to Stop Black Folks

January 20th, 2009

You might not be a criminal, but if your Black or Latino that minor detail most likely won’t keep you from getting stopped by the NYPD. In fact, says the Center for Constitutional Rights, about 80 percent of the record half-million citizens who get stopped by New York City officers are either Black or Latino. And the vast majority of those stopped between 2005 and 2008 weren’t even charged with a crime, the center says in a new report. “The New York City Police Department continues to prey on African-American and Latino communities in New York City,” Vincent Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, said. After tallying half of the data from 2008, the center projects that at its current pace, 543,982 people will be stopped over the entire year at this pace. “The problem actually is getting worse,” CCR lawyer Darius Charney said. But Commissioner Paul Browne, of the NYPD, said the number of Blacks and Latinos pulled over parallels the percentage offered by victims and witnesses of crime.

TAGS: Blacks, latinos, NYPD, Racial Profiling

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SHANNLINWO Said on January 21st, 2009

Well since so much of this is going on…all I can say is be above reproach when the cops stop ya. If ya have nothing to hide then it’s on them..they will surely look foolish. Once they see that you continue to be impeccable they will begin to think twice before stopping the blacks/latinos. Now on the other hand ya guilty when ya are stopped..then ya have a price to pay. I know it’s not easy to be mistreated this way ..but just be faultless in case this happens.

Victor Marshall Said on January 21st, 2009

Shannlinwo,

How about cops stop stopping people just because they are black? How about that? How about those blacks (yes UMlaw some of us are) that are above reproach and keep getting stopped anyway?

b Said on January 21st, 2009

@david
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joker52288@aol.com Said on January 23rd, 2009

GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS BLACKS, LATINOS, ASIANS, GREEN PEOPLE, BLUE PEOPLE, CRAYOLAS!!! LISTEN……..I’m latino and got one thing to say……….

the big concern is “blacks and latino” as stated on that article above us…..

lets fight back.

instead of worrying about david lets talk about better more IMPORTANT things at hand…like….NOT DAVID lol. He’s weak and his parents sadly did not raise him correctly. He will learn the hard way sooner or later in life.

heres something to think about david.

If you continue to shine any harder in a negative way you might become blind and not notice that next thing coming to you.

b Said on January 23rd, 2009

@joker

Your right bro, if blacks and latinos could unite that would be
glorious. But the powers at be have worked hard to keep us
at odds. As a black man a have no anomosity towards latinos.
I believe we take out our aggression on each other instead of
the people we should be. But one day we will rise up out of poverty
and claim what is ours.

Markus Said on January 23rd, 2009

what is this beef with latinos and blacks? I have no beef with latinos and actually trust them more than white people. i will give any minority the benefit of the doubt but i automatically don’t trust white people.

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