http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_...nypd_stopfrisk_policy_feels_council_heat.html
So, are they stopping random people on the street, frisking them and getting their info., or are they stopping suspicious people? Cops where I work, routinely come across people and ask for their names, ID cards, etc. to be run. They're looking to see if there are any warrants, if they're in violation of anything, etc. For example: there are some apartment buildings, businesses, that have no tresspassing lists. Perhaps the person is in an area, in violation of the order. How else is the cop going to know, unless they run the person? Its really no different than a cop running a plate. They'll ask for personal info all the time, and anyone out there in scanner land, can hear it.
I think some of these people who're so worried about someones rights being violated, should be spending their time worrying about other issues.
Two influential City Council members took dead aim at the NYPD's controversial stop-and-frisk policy on Wednesday, saying there is "serious concern" privacy rights are being violated.
In a letter to Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) and City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Queens) criticized the NYPD's policy of saving personal information of people who are stopped and questioned but not charged with any wrongdoing.
So, are they stopping random people on the street, frisking them and getting their info., or are they stopping suspicious people? Cops where I work, routinely come across people and ask for their names, ID cards, etc. to be run. They're looking to see if there are any warrants, if they're in violation of anything, etc. For example: there are some apartment buildings, businesses, that have no tresspassing lists. Perhaps the person is in an area, in violation of the order. How else is the cop going to know, unless they run the person? Its really no different than a cop running a plate. They'll ask for personal info all the time, and anyone out there in scanner land, can hear it.
I think some of these people who're so worried about someones rights being violated, should be spending their time worrying about other issues.