Inside Story Americas - NYPD: Crime prevention or racial profiling?

  • 12 years ago
Black, Latino, Muslim and gay civil rights activists united on Sunday demanding a change in the New York Police Department's stop and frisk policy, accusing the US' largest police department of racial profiling. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says these measures help keep his city safe. What are the wider implications of such a policy on minority communities? Guests: Shahid Buttar, Kevin Powell.