Judge’s stop-and-frisk ruling puts mayoral candidates under microscope
A federal judge’s landmark decision on the Bloomberg Administration’s controversial stop-and-frisk policing policy is shining a spotlight on the mayoral candidates at a time when the public is just beginning to pay attention to the race for City Hall.
The candidates’ reactions to Judge Shira Scheindlin’s Aug. 12 ruling against the city in the class action lawsuit brought by residents who were subjected to stop-and-frisk by police ran along party lines, for the most part, with Democrats praising the decision and Republicans blasting it.
Of all the mayoral candidates, none was as succinct as Republican underdog George McDonald, who issued a two-sentence statement.”One misguided liberal judge is endangering the safety of all New Yorkers. Appeal, Appeal, Appeal!” he said.