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Ms. Caruso
Uwrite
6 April 2017
Defense Paper
In New York City, there is a law called Stop and Frisk. Stop and
Frisk is when police temporarily confine someone and pat down their
Majority of the suspects called into question are Black and Latino men.
This has people questioning whether Stop and Frisk is racial profiling.
New York times did an article on whether Stop and Frisk was racial
Federal District Court in New York City ruled that the approach police
minoritys (Editorial Board, 1). Many of those who have been wrongfully
Stopped and Frisked have major side effects such as lashing out,
hating police, and many more violent things. This racial profiling is
For my billboard I start off by using two images. The first image is
looks up to no good. If you look to the left of him you see the fourth
you look in the back of the picture you see the police frisking two
gentlemen that are both African American. This goes to show that
about side effects you can see the other African American yelling out of
the number to a law firm specific for those who have been wrongly
Stopped and Frisked. This number is going to help prosecute the police
that have stopped minorities because of color and not for suspicious
reasoning.
colors symbolize different meanings and red and black help get my
The minorities are angry how they are treated unfairly and blood
represent how violent they get because of the mistreatment. Red also
symbolizes the devil. Those who have been targeted for Stop and Frisk
view police officers as the devil and not a hero like they should. For the
color black I used it to represent colored people. The color black also
represents evil and scary. This law is very evil with the way it is
of New York. New York has one of the largest populations in the United
While drivers are bored in their cars they can look at my billboard and
can call the number. Another place I would put my billboard is in New
York City. The city gets looked at by hundreds of tourists a day. This will
aware those of the law and have them beware of the police when
minoritys but also everyone who has been unlawfully Stopped and
Frisked.
Work cited
Legal, Inc. US. "USLegal." Stop and Frisk Law and Legal