So - New York City Police Chief Ray Kelly visited Boring Joe this morning and the discussion went to the constitutionality of "Stop and Frisk" laws and crime in NYC.
According to Huffington Post, the "Key to that drop in crime, Kelly says, is stop-and-frisk, New York’s much-criticized program that allows police to stop and question anyone if they suspect wrongdoing. Critics say the program is institutionalized racial profiling and point to the disproportionate number of stops that affect minorities."
And:
"He pushed back against co-host Mika Brzezinski’s claim that many who are stop and frisked are not doing anything wrong, saying that police presence prevents crime."
So - when a resident of a gated community sees a suspicious stranger in the neighborhood and suspects wrongdoing, he is in the wrong to follow that person so as to inform police. On the other hand, if the police actually do accost the person (on no better evidence and perhaps even less than the civilian had), it is necessary to "prevent crime"?
Sure - I get it.
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