
“New York City Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday vetoed two measures meant to curb the city’s controversial stop-and-frisk policing policy, setting up a likely showdown with the City Council. One measure would create an independent inspector general to monitor the New York City Police Department. The other would expand the definition of racial profiling and allow people who believe they have been profiled to sue police in state court. Opponents of stop-and-frisk, among them minority groups, civil libertarians and some of the Democratic mayoral candidates, have said police officers disproportionately target young black and Hispanic men.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/23/bloomberg-vetoes-bill-to-halt-new-yorks-stop-and-frisk-policy/
Related posts:
China Central Bank Warns Banks on Liquidity
Australian postal workers who send porn from work e-mail will no longer be sacked
Kerry After Syria Hearing Protest: 'I Once Had Very Similar Feelings'
PayPal returns to market with $52 billion valuation
ObamaCare Dropping Full-Timers at Schools, Local Governments
Former cop gets two years in prison for polygraph coaching website
George Galloway to turn to Kickstarter to fund anti-Tony Blair film
Canadians call for marijuana referendum after two U.S. states legalize it
The More Wasteful The Program, The More Essential It Is To Washington
Dutch architect to build house with 3D printer
Trump hails 'great win' for politician who body-slammed Guardian reporter
Blair likens Saddam to Hitler [2003]
French central bank warns against using bitcoin
U.S. pension backstop faces $76.4B deficit; sharp premium hikes stir opposition
Man spends 2 years forgotten about in solitary after DWI arrest