New York City Council overrides veto on NYPD oversight
AP JENNIFER PELTZ
NEW YORK -- Lawmakers Thursday added another dose of oversight for the New York Police Department after a federal judge rapped one of its core tactics as racially discriminatory and appointed a monitor to oversee changes.
Bloomberg said the new oversight at the New York Police Department will make it "harder for our police officers to protect New Yorkers and continue to drive down crime."
"Make no mistake: The communities that will feel the most negative impacts of these bills will be minority communities across our city, which have been the greatest beneficiaries of New York City's historic crime reductions," he said in a statement.
Proponents see the legislation as a check on a police force that's come under scrutiny for its heavy use of a tactic known as stop and frisk and its extensive surveillance of Muslims, which was revealed in stories by The Associated Press.
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