February 16th
2:34 PM EST
2:34 PM EST
"So far, 2012 has proven no better. Already, six NYPD officers have already been stripped of their badges and placed on modified duty for their involvement in two incidents that took place early this year. On January 26, Bronx NYPD officers beat 19-year-old Jateik Reed after allegedly seeing him hold drugs. Jateik Reed was with two friends at the time of his arrest. For one of them, the beating was his introduction to police brutality."
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Kristen Gwynne, “Is NYPD Running Wild? Patterns of Brutality Raise Questions About Mayor’s Control of Police” (x)
2011 was a banner year for Stop and Frisk, with nearly 700,000 stops - an increase of 600% since the Bloomberg became mayor.
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