2 boroughs outa 5 and a 44% total pale population and you claim its rich white city? you see what the poverty rate is?
and lookie here
each borough that had the most stops last year — Brooklyn’s 75th Pct. (East New York), the Bronx’s 40th Pct. (Mott Haven), Queens’ 103rd Pct. (Jamaica), Staten Island’s 120th Pct. (St. George), and Manhattan’s 23rd Pct. (East Harlem).
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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-cops-wear-body-cams-article-1.1425121#ixzz2bzUWnyle you really wanna know why it went on so long? you guys had it 1/2 right
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/16/stop-and-frisk-poll-shows-nypd-racially-divided_n_1788576.htmlbold mine
The Quinnipiac University survey found that 57 percent of white city voters approve of the Police Department's practice of detaining and sometimes searching anyone officers deem suspicious. But only 25 percent of black voters surveyed said they approve of the policy, which affects many more minorities than white residents. Of those surveyed, 53 percent of Hispanics said they approve of the practice.
The NYPD stopped close to 700,000 people on the street last year. Nearly 87 percent were black or Hispanic, and about half were frisked. About 10 percent were arrested.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg argues that the program is an indispensable tool in the fight against illegal guns. But critics argue the practice unfairly targets minorities.
Overall approval for stop and frisk was at 45 percent, while disapproval was at 50 percent. Some 64 percent of voters said they approve of Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly's job performance.
His approval among whites was at 77 percent, while among blacks, it was at 51 percent.and there is this
According to the latest Marist poll, which is the only indication of where we hold in 2013, Jewish registered voters make up 15 percent of the overall registered voters in NYC. In party affiliation - Jews make up 16% of the electorate among registered Democratic voters and 21% among Republicans.