Eight months after it was recorded the Nuclear Spring 12” EP on Hysteria Records has been released! Beautiful silk screened covers courtesy Santi, Justin and Alex. Currently the cheapest record in punk (apparently?).
A Judicial response on NYPD’s Stop and Frisk
The pdf of Judge Shira Scheindlin’s ruling is long, here are some of the highlights:
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Based on all the evidence presented at the hearing, I conclude that plaintiffs have shown a clear likelihood of proving that defendants have displayed deliberate indifference toward a widespread practice of unconstitutional trespass stops by the NYPD outside TAP buildings in the Bronx.
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…While it may be difficult to say where, precisely, to draw the line between constitutional and unconstitutional police encounters, such a line exists, and the NYPD has systematically crossed it when making trespass stops outside TAP buildings in the Bronx.
The Judge ruled this based on at least 9 specific cases of NYPD intimidation of Black and Latino residents in Queens, NY, as well as the ADA’s concern and Columbia Law Professor Jeffrey Fagan’s expert opinion. The judge ordered the following:
- “The NYPD is ordered immediately to cease performing trespass stops
outside TAP buildings in the Bronx without reasonable suspicion of trespass, in accordance with the law as set forth and clarified in this Opinion.” - “The NYPD is ordered to develop and adopt a formal written policy
specifying the limited circumstances in which it is legally permissible to stop a person outside a TAP building on a suspicion of trespass” - The city must complete the proper worksheets for every stop and frisk.
- “The City is ordered to revise the NYPD’s training materials and
training programs to conform with the law”
Won’t be the end but it’s a start.
Raw Meat- Rapist (Combat 84)
Penn State, India, Steubenville, everywhere.
You’re acting like a dirty pig
You’re a cancer of the human race
