Carmen Perez and Antonio Melendez: Youth Organizers and Victims of NYPD Stop-and-Frisk
June 19, 2012
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as posted by the channelDemocracyNow.org - Thousands participated in a silent march in the streets of New York City on Sunday calling on police to stop their practice known as "stop-and-frisk." Last year, New York City police officers stopped and interrogated residents nearly 700,000 times. According to the New York Civil Liberties Union, about 87 percent of those stopped were black or Latino. We speak to stop-and-frisk victims and youth organizers Carmen Perez and Antonio Melendez.
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