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Go the link and watch the video, "The scars of stop and frisk."
Respond to the following question:
Do you think that the, "stop and frisk" program is an effective way to deal with crime? Why or why not? Explain. Do you agree with Tyquan that he was stopped and frisked because he is black?
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I think the "stop and frisk" program is an effective way to deal with crime because its meant to be that if someone looks suspicious , they'll be patted down and searched for concealed weapons. I agree with Tyquan , I also think he was stopped and frisked because he was black . He said he was stopped and searched about 60 to 70 times from age 15 to 18 . Also in the video it said that 87 percent of people stopped were either Black or Latino.
ReplyDeleteHi im Rochelle Green. I feel like "stop and frisk" is an effective way to deal with crime b/c it scares people to know that the cops have access to search them. People therefore won't carry a weapon on them. I do agree with Tyquan that he was stopped b/c of the color of his skin, I've actually seen that happen before.
ReplyDeleteI disagree , The stop-and-frisk is a not a very effective way to reduce the crime rate, Because people's fear of getting caught by the cops is not as great as their ODDS of getting caught walking the streets with a firearm. The police could stop-and-frisk somebody walking out of a store and the man behind him just walked out wit a M9 hidden in his pants... What Are The Odds ? As for Tyquan I completely agree with him I've seen numerous African-American males get stopped and frisked under " reasonable suspicion".
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Good point Nick. In some instances it may be effective but not in all cases. Everybody should not be a suspect just because they look a certain way.
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hi iam Ayana Walker. i feel that 'Stop-and-Frisk' is in some way affective and some way hurtful to innocent people on the streets becuase they ticketed for no reason, its either they might have on clothes and might look like a gang member or might look like a person that looked like a person that did a crime . i feel that 'Stop-and-Frisk can be affective by stopping the crime before it happens .. i do agree that it lowers the crime rates but at the same time violates peoples privacy and might be charged for something that they might have not done.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Natasha Reddy and I agree with the "stop and frisk" program as an effective way to deal with crime. This program can help reduce the risk of terrorist attacks and any other type of crime. I believe that the police officers that stop and frisk should have a good enough a reason to search the person and when the suspect ask why they are being searched, it is only fair to the individual to know why they are suspect.
ReplyDelete--->I do agree with Tyquan that he was stopped and frisked because of the color of his skin. Statistics show that " Nearly nine out of 10 stopped-and-frisked New Yorkers have been completely innocent, according to the NYPD’s own reports." Tyquan says that when the cops stopped him and become aggressive he felt threatened. He also states that if he ask the cops questions about why they are searching him, they tell him that they will take him because he is talking back. In at least a month Tyquan has been frisked at least 4-5 times in one month. When he was around the ages of 15-18 he had been frisked at least 60-70 times. They assume he did graffiti and only had a pink highlighter in his pocket. It is not fair to search and frisk with no reason at all. This to me was most likely because of his skin color.
Hi im Elaizsa Eljaiek ... I agree with ayana. "Stop and frisj" both helps us and hurts us. it may make people more aware that they at any given time and day could get stopped and you can get caught doing something you shouldnt be. It helps stop crimes before they happen. At the same time it does violate someones privacy. Many times people are stopped for no reason at all its just the way they look and theyll use the excuse that it was "reasonable suspicion" as for tyquan he was stopped just because he's black. The reality of the situation is that police officers will racial profile you justbecause you look a certain way. An assumption they make can affect you greatly.
ReplyDeleteHi ii am saja burt i disagree with the stop and frisk because innocent people are being searched for no reason. And their privacy is bein invaded ,
ReplyDeleteTyquan only got stopped because he was an african american so the cops assumed he had a weapon on him . .and they keep searching him . I disagree with the stop and frisk because it invadeds privacy and cops take advantage of their authority
Hi i am Daniel Medina, I agree with the "stop and frisk" i believe that it is an affective way to deal with crime because it can prevent crimes from happening, it is meant to protect people. I also think that you should be told and have a good reason to be stopped and frisked.
ReplyDeleteYes i agree with Tyquan about how he was only stopped because he is African American, in the video Tyquan said he was stopped about 60-70 times from ages 15-18, also the video said 87 percent of people who were stopped and frisked were either African American or Hispanic.
Hi im Felicia Byrd. I disagree with the program stop and frisk becuase not every person the police assume have a weapon does.Cops shouldn't have the right to use this program unless they have enough evidence to prove a person has a weapon. Some of the time innocent people are getting stopped for no resaon just because of the way their dressed. Also people that are mostly stopped by cops are blacks and hispanics so i do think Tyquan was stopped because he was black and also maybe because of the way he was dressed.
ReplyDeleteHi I am Shanaiya Oselmo. I am for "Stop and Frisk." I agree that the program is an affective way to deal with crimes and to prevent crimes from happening. The program "Stop and Frisk" has became a good program that left New York City with the lowest crime rates among the 25 largest U.S cities. According to supporters the stop and frisk policy is meant to protect people, not hassle them. I personally think the stop and frisk program can save lives everyday, before someone can act and put everyone surrounding them in danger. The police officers who are stopping the person should always have a reasonable reason to why there stopping them to stop and frisk, so they don't feel threatened.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with Tyquan for getting stop and frisk because of his race color. Statistics show that "Nearly nine out of 10 stopped-and-frisked New Yorkers have been completely innocent." according to the NYPD’s own reports. The police officers assumed he was doing graffiti, when the writing was in black and he was only carrying a pink highlighter, not a black highlighter or marker accusing him of doing the graffiti writing. He says he was stopped from 60-70 times. When the cops were searching him and being aggressive with him he felt threatened. Many of the times people are stopped to be searching because of there race, the type of clothing there wearing or if they look suspicious. Its not reasonable to search someone if you don't give them a reasonable answer to why your searching them. It was unfair to Tyquan because it was an invasion of his privacy, and he was innocent.
My name is Mamisha Sensuel, I agree that the “stop and frisk” is an effective way to deal with crime. It helps get more guns off the street which could slow down the death rate of people being murder. It could also slow down the crime rate of illegal drugs being sold on the street.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Tyquan that was stopped because he’s black. Statistics shows that stop and frisk is used on the African American and Hispanic race more than any other race together. Certain people think this is just a easier way of profiling the African American and Hispanics in our community but this also stop more crimes, taking away illegal weapons and also taking away illegal drug
I don't believe that the stop and frisk policy is an effective way to deal with crime because in the video it says 88% of people that are stopped don't get arrested or ticketed. If the majority of the people that are stopped aren't involved in illegal activity then this policy is hurting more civilians than it helps. I also agree with Tyquan that he got stopped because he was black. If 87% of people who are African American or Hispanic are stopped, out of the 100% of people that are stopped 88% were innocent. This is racial profiling by by the police officers
ReplyDeleteHi im Justin Castro and i agree with the program stop and frisk because it is an effective way to stop crime from happening before it happens. Stop and frisk policy is meant to protect people not hassle them, evidence from the article "A Touchy Subject" says for example the crime rate in New York City has fallen sharply as the number of searches has increased. Mayor Blumberg talked about stop and frisk and he said "we have a murder rate of 5 out of 1,000 people are killed" stop and frisk is a chance top stop the killing , many people who are searched are innocent and does not get ticketed but if someone does have a weapon and stop and frisk policy never existed many people will be surverly injured or killed.
ReplyDeleteHi , I'm Nia Williamson and I am AGAINST "Stop and Frisk " . I disagree with "Stop and Frisk " because I feel it is a waste of innocent peoples times , and majority of the victims are innocent African Americans or Hispanics walking in the street with a destination in mind. "Stop and Frisk " also is going against human begins right to the fourth amendment .
ReplyDeleteI do believe that Tyquan got stopped and frisked because he was a black young man . It also was unfair to Tyquan because the cops invaded his personal privacy when he did absolutely nothing wrong.
It's Brandon Joseph And I Agree With The Stop And Frisk Policy Because It Protects The Citizens From Any Danger & Since The Stop And Frisk Policy Started The Crime Rate Lowered
ReplyDeleteI am against the stop and frisk policy because i feel that it is an invasion of someones privacy, innocent people are getting stopped and searched every day and all they feel is threatened, people wouldn't be able to walk the streets without always having the thought of getting stopped and frisked in their minds. i do agree with Tyquan that he was stopped and frisked because he was African american, studies show that most African Americans and Hispanics are getting stoped and frisked then any other race. statistics also show that 88% of people that are stopped and frisked are either African Americans or Hispanics.
ReplyDeleteI think the stop and frisk is a effective way to deal with crimes because its keeps people safe, also it is stopping them from carrying concealed weapons, especially if the individual is looking very suspicious. I think the act of stop and frisk can save many lives, it also prevent crimes from happening. I think this is very reasonable because its better for the cops to deal with any suspicion up close in person than having to stop a vehicle which is very dangerous for the cops.
ReplyDeleteHi, im Amanda De Candia and i am very much against the stop and frisk policy for the fact that you are degrading that person by taking advantage and checking the person not because of suspicious activity but because you are a cop hoping to maybe find something on them and 90 percent of the time they dont. It is an invasion of privacy, it is taking away their rights as an individual, Especially if you are a cop frisking because of racial profiling, i feel that that is just cops taking advantage of their power and a way for them to feel superior to others/minorities.
ReplyDeleteand i do agree that tyquan was stop and frisked because he is black because of the statistic in the video saying that 87% that are stopped are african american or latino and by how many times he said he was stopped was wayyy too high.
DeleteI totally disagree with the stop and frisk policy. people should have the right to walk down the street and not be worried about being stopped by the police. Also you don't want to taken in by the police for 8-9 hours for nothing. Besides that, 88% of the time nobody gets ticketed or arrested anyway. It's not very effective. I agree with Tyquan that he was stopped and frisked because he was black. The police seen a young vulnerable black man and decided to see if he was carrying a weapon or drugs.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Kareem Alston and I am for "stop and frisk". I am for the stop and frisk program because , it has prove to be effective. Stop and Frisk has caused New York to have the lowest crime rate out of 25 of the largest U.S cities. Stop has caused the murder rate to go down as well. Although stop and frisk is effective the police should not primarily target minorities according to the article A Touchy Subject.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Tyquan was stopped because of his ethnicity. According to the article A Touchy Subject, 83% of people stopped in 2008 by the NYPD were African American and Hispanic. Tyquan is a prime example of a young black man targeted because of his race.
I've got a bias based on several unpleasant personal experiences that I've had involving the police. However, that doesn't mean that my bias is entirely wrong. My father, an emigrant from Jalandhar, Punjab who works in Manhattan has told me a lot about Stop-and-Frisk, and how he deplores it because it just seems like the cops are frisking him down because he's Indian or they thought he's a Musulman.
ReplyDeleteI never understood what he went through, until my first stop-and-frisk. A personal experience of my own: I was heading home from my friend's birthday party. It was around 06 October, and it just got past midnight. I wanted to leave earlier, because I was getting sleepy (i'm not about the party life). Unfortunately couldn't get a ride back, so I had to take the bus home. I went to a nearby store that was still open, got change and then headed back outside. Then a cop car came down the street, and pulled over to where I was. The two officers told me to stop where I was. I complied, and then they started asking me a bunch of questions (i.e. it's late, where are you heading? do you have an ID? where do you live? etc.). I answered all of them, and I showed them my school ID (I keep my ID card in my wallet). When they saw my last name was Singh, and confirmed it with me, I heard one of the officers trying to whisper something.
They then began to pat me down again, and they told me to take my shoes and my socks off. Unfortunately, cold October pavement isn't very warm and welcoming. I think I almost lost my mind when the other officer told me to take my shirt off. It was only then that his partner told him something like "That's enough, this guy's clean." I ended up walking to the bus stop, still barefoot and only put my socks and shoes on when the 46 got to where I was.
Am I for stop and frisk? No. It's hideously inefficient, when compared to other methods of crime-fighting tactics, like using security cameras and the like. Great Britain is known for having an almost non-existent crime rate, and that's because they've got cameras everywhere, watching what you're doing. Compare that to inconveniencing other people by stopping them and patting them down. I've been stopped and frisked numerous times before, and all of them were equally unpleasant.
Michael Bloomberg may very well be senile, because if he hasn't already noticed: stop-and-frisk does nothing but perpetuate hatred of law-enforcement officials. Officers have come forth, both anonymously and publicly about how they detest stop-and-frisk. The lower homicide rate is mostly attributed to the fact that you now have police stationed almost everywhere these days in destitute parts of town.
Anyway, I've done my job. I'll see everyone at 8:00.
khalil Lightbourne- i agree that the NYPD stops and frisks young men a color for no real reason. just because we are black we fit the profile or the discription of criminals. we are targeted and i feel that this is unfair were suppost to be equal but they really only look at us in a different way. statics show that 87% of the stops and frisk are for people of color. the cops just use this an an extra way to bother us. i feel that they dont want us to suceed and want us to go to jail. they do this because of racial profiling, i feel they are racist and biasist. ive been stopped and frisk and i hate it, i hope one day somebody could stand up and put an end to certain things like this but who knows? thats the way it is. and ofcourse cops are going to lie
ReplyDeleteI do not agree with the stop and frisk program because many innocent people are being frisked for no reason, or just because of their race which might make them feel downgraded or invaded. I also agree with tyquan that he was stopped and frisked because he was black because the video said that 87% percent of the people that were stopped were black or hispanic.
ReplyDeleteI think the stop and frisk program is effective because it keeps people safe by patting down suspicious people that might be consealing a weapon. I agree tyquan because he got stopped many times because he was black
ReplyDeleteVery good responses to the stop and frisk video. I like the fact that many of you used statistics and made references from other articles that you read. This is an excellent way to support your argument.
ReplyDeleteI think in hotspots for crime stop and frisk is an effective way of dealing with crimes.. However when polices tend to abuse their authority and racial profile that's when things go wrong. Yes stop and frisk has lowered the crime rate and made it the lowest out of 25 of the country's largest cities BUT what does that rate really mean when 90% of those stop and frisk victims are innocent and have nothing on them, on top of the fact that 83% being stopped and frisked are minorities. Numbers don't lie but they CAN be manipulated.
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ReplyDeleteI feel that the Stop & Frisk method is a very neutral idea because it helps prevent people from getting harmed. Also make the people who are committing the crimes aware that the cops are taking things more seriously. In the video we watch about the shooting in Brooklyn,the cops were checking people because of all the commotion that was happening. Its reasonable why they want to check everyone they see but the cops do not have to violate the peoples rights while doing so. also they dont have to go after one race (Blacks and Hispanics) which i read in the article Stop& Frisk.
ReplyDeletei think stop and frisk is very effect because the crime rate went down very low since stop and frisk was made
ReplyDeletei dont agree with Tyquan because most people who get stopped are blacks and hispanic so i dont think they just stop him because he's black. Tyquan probably looked suspecious
ReplyDeletei feel that stop and frisk is a very effective way of scaring the public. so they do not carry around these guns. Yeah i do think tyquan was stopped because he was black. but with all due respect, living in the neighbor hood that he does, everyone is a suspect.
ReplyDeleteI say yes because if police officers stop and frisk the right person thats like less guns and less drugs on the street. I agree Tyquan was stopped because of his race.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the stop and frisk policy is very effective on the fact that it has been proven to have lowered the crime rate and it makes some feel more secure in there living environment
ReplyDeletei also agree that tyquan was stopped and friesked because of his race
Deleteyes I feel that stop and frisk is a very effective to keep the public safe but i don't believe that the NYPD should target minority because of how they look or were they live that not right
ReplyDeleteHi Rashaun here and i agree 100% stop 7 frisk should be stopped. Tyquan was only targeted because he was black and whats the point of stop and frisk if 88% of the time no arrest was being mad or ticket was given its just the racist cops out there targeting the blacks and Latino.
ReplyDeleteYes I totally agree, that just beacause he was black he would get "stop and frisked" Because white ignorant people, think that african and hispanic people are suspects and are criminal right awway.Its like atuomatic thing with them,and beacause of the community you live depends on if your going to get stop.I also do agree that the "stop and frisk" is effective because the crime rate has gone down.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with the stop and frisk method its embarrassing. African American males shouldn't have to feel like they can't leave the house. The Method isn't effective if they are searching people who fit a certain profile. Children growing up shouldn't think thats going to happen to me I wouldn't want this experience happening to my brothers for doing something like walking to the store . Also I believe Tyquan was targeted for being black. Between three years he was stopped between sixty to seventy times. - Mahogany Bogle
ReplyDeleteI disagree with stop and frisk. when Tyquan said "if your black you fit the description." It seems like police are only going to black and latino people. 87% where black or latino which seems racist. all people should be stop and frisked equally.
ReplyDeleteI don't agree with the stop and frisk program because black or Latino men should not have to feel like them leaving their own house might get them locked up,
ReplyDeleteHi I'm Yavalieth Pereira ,and I feel that the "Stop and frisk" program was both effective and non effective only because it can put you in a position where you can be for it and feel its a good idea for our community because its suppose to lower the crime rate but also it can make u have second thoughts cause some cops take advantage of their opportunity to search someone .
ReplyDeleteI disagree because the stop and frisk was targeting black and Latin Americans.85 percent of the people who was stop never had anything or was even issued a ticket.
ReplyDeleteI honestly am on both sides i think is effective and also not effective because the police would use racial profiling to target African-Americans and also some Hispanic .Also 90 percent of people stopped were not even arrested or ticketed but on the other side the stop and frisk puts fear in some peoples heart to walk with a gun or drugs thus keeping the crime rate low
ReplyDeleteI am against stop and frisk because I feel some police officers are profiling people according to their race especially minorities. They use the idea of reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk anyone they want at any given time .
ReplyDeleteI do think that stop and frisk is an effective way to deal with crime butsometimes police officers abuse their authority and use brute unnecessary force when not needed but however it could possibly lower the crime crate in certain areas
ReplyDeleteI Don't Think That Stop and Frisk Is A Good Way To Deal With Crime. I say that because 90 percent of the people stopped by New York police officers weren't arrested or ticketed. I gathered that information from an article called A Touchy Subject and what that basically means is that it is unnecessary.
ReplyDeleteI think that the, "stop and frisk" program is not an effective way to deal with crime. The Stop and Frisk program is not necessary because they don't catch the amount of people that they suspect they are going to catch because they are so paranoid about the color of someone's skin color. I Don't agree with the situation of Tyquan being stopped and frisked because he is black.I say that because the cops don't have nothing else better to do and the cops were being racist.
ReplyDeletekhalil Lightbourne- i agree that the NYPD stops and frisks young men a color for no real reason. just because we are black we fit the profile or the discription of criminals. we are targeted and i feel that this is unfair were suppost to be equal but they really only look at us in a different way. statics show that 87% of the stops and frisk are for people of color. the cops just use this an an extra way to bother us. i feel that they dont want us to suceed and want us to go to jail. they do this because of racial profiling, i feel they are racist and biasist. ive been stopped and frisk and i hate it, i hope one day somebody could stand up and put an end to certain things like this but who knows? thats the way it is. and ofcourse cops are going to lie
ReplyDeleteThis Is Fernando Lainez. i think that the stop and frisk program is not an effective program and most of the time, when cops stop and frisk someone they don't have a reasonable suspicion or reasonable suspicion of a weapon and i think they stop and frisk blacks and latino people for no reason. 87% of stops and frisks were people that were blacks or latino and they didn't have anyhthing on them and i do agree that tyquan was stopped and frisk because he was black and they were racial profiling him.
ReplyDeleteall this stop and frisk is making our community even more bad it is harrasing people beacuse they not even finding wat they came out to do was to save people and out their for the public's saftey and the innsersint people that dont do nuffin to no body but still police wants to borther people
ReplyDeleteI feel like the stop and frisk program is grat because it helps solve crime more
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