Kasiem’s first stop-and-frisk happened when he was thirteen and on his way to school. “You want to end up in jail?” the police asked the frightened teen, as they searched his pockets. Since then, the Brooklyn teen has endured seven more of these episodes. Released today, Kasiem’... Read more...
Exclusive audio obtained by The Nation of a stop-and-frisk carried out by the New York Police Department freshly reveals the discriminatory and unprofessional way in which this controversial policy is being implemented on the city’s streets. On June 3, 2011, three plainclothes New York Cit... Read more...