A lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department's controversial crime-fighting tactic known as "stop and frisk" will go to trial, a U.S. judge said.
U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to a lawsuit brought by black and Latino New Yorkers claiming they were improperly targeted by police.
The suit is the broadest yet to potentially reach a jury and challenge the police practice of stopping and questioning people considered suspicious. The NYPD says the tactic has been critical in achieving an historic drop in crime rates and denies that race or quotas motivate stops.
Just be aware that as Rahm imported McJersey here to import New York/New Jersey style ideas toward police work, the inadvertent side effect might be New York/New Jersey style lawsuits regarding civil rights. And in this midwestern bastion of liberalism, expect lawsuits, hostile juries and punitive damages out the wazoo.