Mike Bloomberg in San Juan Daily Star

On Crime: Stop and frisk: I was wrong and I am sorry

Bloomberg reversed his long-standing support of the aggressive "stop-and-frisk" policing strategy that he pursued for a decade and that led to the disproportionate stopping of black and Latino people across the city. "I was wrong," Bloomberg declared. "And I am sorry."

It is almost unheard-of for a former chief executive to renounce and apologize for a signature policy that helped define a political legacy. Bloomberg had steadfastly--and his critics say stubbornly--defended stop-and-frisk.

Source: San Juan Daily Star on 2019 Democratic primary Nov 19, 2019

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