"We Will Not Break The Law To Enforce The Law": NYC to Reform Stop & Frisk, End Racial Profiling 1/2 скачать в хорошем качестве

"We Will Not Break The Law To Enforce The Law": NYC to Reform Stop & Frisk, End Racial Profiling 1/2

http://www.democracynow.org - New York City's newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the city will drop its appeal of a ruling by a U.S. District Court that found the New York City Police Department's controversial "stop-and-frisk" program unconstitutional and settle an ongoing lawsuit. In August, Judge Shira Scheindlin criticized the police for relying on a "policy of indirect racial profiling" that led officers to routinely stop "blacks and Hispanics who would not have been stopped if they were white." De Blasio announced the news on Thursday at a press conference with allies, including the Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union. "We're here today to turn the page on one of the most divisive problems in our city," de Blasio said. "We believe in ending the overuse of 'stop-and-frisk' that has unfairly targeted young African-American and Latino men." We air clips from de Blasio, new NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, "stop-and-frisk" victim Nicholas Peart. We are joined by Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and counsel on their lawsuit against New York City. Watch Part 2 of this interview:    • "We Will Not Break The Law To Enforce The ...   Watch all Democracy Now! reports on "stop-and-frisk" in our archive at: http://www.democracynow.org/topics/st... Democracy Now!, is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1,200+ TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9am ET at http://www.democracynow.org. Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit http://owl.li/ruJ5Q. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook:   / democracynow   Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube:    / democracynow   Listen on SoundCloud:   / democracynow   Daily Email News Digest: http://www.democracynow.org/subscribe Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DemocracyNow Instagram:   / democracynow   Tumblr: http://democracynow.tumblr Pinterest:   / democracynow