The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), the Bronx Defenders and the LatinoJustice PRLDEF filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the NYPD last week over a stop-and-frisk-type of program that allows officers to patrol private apartment buildings. The lawsuit claims that the officers are violating residents’ rights and the rights of their guests.
This is reminiscent of the rampant stop and frisks conducted by the NYPD Street Crimes Unit which lead to the shooting of Amadou Diallo. The following is from an interview with Anthony Gair, Fernando Ferrer and Murray Richman in 2001 regarding the stop and frisk policy and the inherit violation of Civil Rights.