And, yes, I DO take it personally: A massive march against "stop and frisk" in NYC

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

A massive march against "stop and frisk" in NYC

people are rightfully pissed off and want to show it... good on them...

from rt...

On Sunday, a sea of protesters filled the streets of New York City to show their solidarity against the Big Apple's Stop and Frisk policy. Approximately 50,000 protesters gathered in a silent march to draw attention to the policy that they feel is targeting minorities. According to statistics, 685,724 were searched in 2011 and of those people, 53 percent were black and 34 percent were Latino. Critics argue that this procedure legalizes racial profiling and must be abolished.