Lawsuit Accuses Milwaukee Police Of Abusive Stop And Frisk Practices

Stopping and questioning citizens is a routine police activity but it’s also controversial, especially in communities of color where frisking can quickly follow the questions, and the relationship between police and residents can be tense. Wednesday, the ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee charging that the police department conducts a “vast stop-and-frisk program” that is unconstitutional and targets black and Latino people.