I clerked for federal judge Shira Scheindlin in 2011-2012. I read hundreds of pages of evidence about the impact & (in)efficacy of stop-and-frisk. I delved deep into the legal arguments that NYC & the plaintiffs were making.
It was not a close call.
nytimes.com/2019/11/17/us/…
It was not a close call.
nytimes.com/2019/11/17/us/…
The NYPD was committing constitutional violations against Black and Latino New Yorkers on a gargantuan scale. Millions of stops and frisks. Millions!
Bloomberg told his lawyers to fight fiercely to keep the program. They dragged out the litigation for six years.
Bloomberg told his lawyers to fight fiercely to keep the program. They dragged out the litigation for six years.
Meanwhile, an unprecedented coalition of New Yorkers, @changethenypd, worked to change NYC law to stop the atrocities.
Champion Councilmembers @JumaaneWilliams & @bradlander pushed the coalition's agenda.
Bloomberg used every ounce of his power to try to stop them.
Champion Councilmembers @JumaaneWilliams & @bradlander pushed the coalition's agenda.
Bloomberg used every ounce of his power to try to stop them.
In the end, @changethenypd built the power to override Bloomberg's veto.
Judge Scheindlin issued blockbuster irrefutable rulings requiring the program to end.
The number of stops+frisks went down by approx 95%.
Crime continued to fall.
Judge Scheindlin issued blockbuster irrefutable rulings requiring the program to end.
The number of stops+frisks went down by approx 95%.
Crime continued to fall.
Bloomberg "apologizing" now, as he's seeking the Democratic nomination, is the single greatest act of political chutzpah that I have ever seen.
