Legislator welcomes ruling on stop-and-frisk tactics

NEW YORK, CMC – The Grenada-born American legislator, who was arrested during the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade two years ago, is hailing the decision of a court to strike down part of the New York Police Department (NYPD) “stop-and-frisk” policy.
“I thank Judge Scheindlin for standing up to the abuses of the stop, question and frisk tactic and standing up for the residents of the Bronx who have been unfairly targeted and unjustly arrested,” Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) on Wednesday.
“As a former tenant organizer, I actually support the existence of programs like “Clean Halls” which promote a stronger relationship between communities and the police and make tenants feel safer,” said Williams, who was illegally arrested by the NYPD during the West Indian American Carnival Parade two years ago.