law, most absurd human rights violations

The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (87): You Can’t Do What I told You to Do

Banksy Frisk

Banksy, Frisk

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Critics say that as part of the Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy, officers routinely tell suspects to empty their pockets and then, if marijuana is displayed, arrest them for having the drugs in public view, thereby pushing thousands of people toward criminality and into criminal justice system. (source)

More on the war on drugs. More Banksy. More absurd human rights violations.

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