Stop And Frisk..

In Philadelphia, new mayor Michael Nutter has initiated a new law called stop and frisk which would allow police to stop anyone and serach them is they look suspicious. I feel as though stop and frisk isn’t illegal as long as it doesn’t become harassment. I think the concept of stop and frisk is good at its core, but it will face many problems. For example abuse of power by cops may become problematic; because of as stated before they may harass some people and even make unnecessary stops for no reasons. Another problem this may face is with the cops themselves. Cops, knowing how dangerous the city is, may not feel comfortable, or be willing to make those type of stops. The biggest issue this will face is racial profiling. Considering most of the city's (inner city not suburbs) residents are black, the issue of racial profiling is obvious. People might feel as though the majority being searched (black people) is the one who will get searched the more.