NYPD tries explaining frisking policy - and fails

Thanks to the incompetent "leadership" that's plagued the city over the past 15 years, New York City police have become known for their "stop and frisk" policy.

This controversial hard-line rule means exactly what it says: Cops simply stop people and frisk them.

The policy is now facing a lawsuit because it appears to be selectively enforced based on a person's race.

How is the police department fighting the negative perceptions of "stop and frisk"? Now they've begun handing out small cards to people in which they try to explain this practice. According to these cards, "stop and frisk" is allowed by state law.

Uh, the law allows it only if there's probable cause. One in every 15 New Yorkers was stopped and frisked last year under this policy, so clearly folks are being frisked even with no cause.

This story boils down to this: It's as if the police are saying, "We stopped you, frisked you, humiliated you - all for no reason. Here's this piece of paper to make it all better. Have a nice day."

(Source: http://www.kentucky.com/513/story/780591.html)