So today i was reading the newspaper and i read an article that was saying that the NYPD was adding 2 watchdogs that would watch over the police department and make sure that they aren't corrupt. The concerns about the NYPD were that they were profiling the Blacks, Hispanics, and Muslims of the community and doing random stopand frisking of anybody they thought were doing wrong acts. The New York US District Judge Shira Scheindlin is the one that ruled that the stop and frisk practice was against constitutional rights. There are some cases against the NYCHA (New York City Housing Authority) because they are wrongly accused because of their race or looks. The lawsuits that were charged in 2010 are set to have their trials in october. They were issued a layer. Johanna Steinberg of the NYCHA Legal Defense Fund is the layer for the cases of the NYCHA residents and visitors that were profiled. This is why Shira Scheindlin issued the 2 watchdogs over the NYPD to watch over it and make sure that the profiling that the police officers are doing aren't continued.
I agree with this decision made by Shira Scheindlin because i feel that the police department needs to be watched a little more carefully for the reason of that there might be corruption within the police department that the chief of police may not be aware of. When i say this, i mean all of the police departments. I actually thought we were past the racial profiling that has been taking place in new york. I hope that this isnt happening in a lot more communities. If you are intersted in this story here is a link http://www.mediaite.com/online/judge-scheindlin-the-worst-friend-opponents-of-stop-and-frisk-could-ask-for/ please leave a comment on how you feel about this or what you think about it.
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