Abuse Of Authority? A Debate In Political Philosophy

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...Without Proper Attribution to as a Souse who are most critical of the New York Police Department, the officers who killed Diallo were members of an arm of the NYPD that has a record of outrageous behavior as well as numerous violations of citizen's rights. The Unit has developed a reputation in New York City for randomly rousting residents in minority neighborhoods. They especially target young males who are engaged in nothing more threatening than standing on the sidewalk or walking down the street. The exact number of such stops can be difficult to pin down. According to MSNBC reports, the Street Crime Unit's 425 officers performed 45,000 stop-and-frisks in 1998 (Nelson 239764.asp#BODY). For every alleged criminal arrested, approximately five innocent people were thrown up against cars and walls, then tossed for weapons. Reporter David Saltonstall of The Daily News notes that the 438-member squad that makes up the SCU and whose motto is "We Own the Night," has taken more than 2,500 guns off the streets of New York since 1997 (PG). According to Tuccille, the Diallo shooting was the pinnacle of i by THE PAPERSTORE *"No...

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