Truthout: Is Fixing Stop-and-Frisk Worth the Bother?

Is fixing “stop and frisk,” the NYPD’s policy of frisking first (mostly blacks) and asking questions later - whether unconstitutional or not - even worth the bother? Not according to former first deputy police commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) John F. Timoney, who, in a New York Times Op-Ed last month, bemoaned the “real costs of policing the police” when it came to reforming the controversial policy…

See the article on Truthout here.