Category: Occupy Movement

Tags: Democracy, now, Amy, goodman, DN, news, 2012, politics, juan, gonzalez, New, York, City, Police, Department, stop-and-frisk, Al, Sharpton, Donna, Lieberman, Benjamin

Thousands Hold Silent March to Mayor Bloomberg's Home in Protest of NYPD's "Stop-and-Frisk": Thousands of people held a silent march in New York City on Sunday to protest the New York City Police Department's controversial "stop-and-frisk" policies. The warrantless search initiative has drawn accusations of being unconstitutional and while mostly targeting people of color, overwhelmingly black and Latino men. We hear from several voices at the march: Reverend Al Sharpton; Donna Lieberman of the New York Civil Liberties Union; Benjamin Jealous of the NAACP; and New York City residents who have endured dozens of "stop-and-frisk" searches.

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