NY PD Walking While Latino or African American Database Proposed
The New York Police Department between 2004 and 2009 have stopped over 1 million persons on the street for questioning without probably cause. There is a proposal to formalize the practice by logging persons stopped into a database. Over 90% of the people stopped are innocent, but the practice continues. The majority of those involved are poor Latino or African American males. The practice has increased while crime in the city has declined.
Watching Certain People, Bob Herbert, Opinion New York Times
