Statement by Manhattan Boro President Scott Stringer:

“I welcome today’s federal court ruling that lays bare the flaws in New York City’s stop and frisk system—including the use of “furtive movement” alone as a basis to make hundreds of thousands of street stops every year, most of which target black and Latino men. Stop and frisk can be a useful law enforcement tool, but not when it alienates communities of color and is used in an unconstitutional manner. I urge the NYPD to review and reform its policies, and implement a system where supervisors are held accountable for the number of stop and frisk encounters in their precincts.”

NYC Comptroller John C. Liu hailed federal Judge Shira Scheindlin’s ruling today, stating the following:

“Judge Scheindlin today ruled what many of us already felt in our hearts — that police subjecting so many people to ‘stop and frisk,’ almost all of whom did nothing wrong, is unbecoming of the free and democratic society that New York City represents. On this basis alone, even without addressing the racial profiling nature of NYPD stop and frisk, the practice must be abolished. It’s time to restore trust between the community and police so that New York’s Finest can best keep our City safe, while maintaining the public’s interest in liberty and dignity, as described by Judge Scheindlin.”

(YWN Desk – NYC)