...The Department of Investigation, an independent city watchdog, found officers received nearly 2,500 biased complaints between 2014 and 2018. A third of the cases were investigated by the DOI, which found the NYPD did not implement proper procedures to curb the incidents of racially-charged cop conduct.
“We were quite alarmed, frankly,” said Darius Charney, a senior attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights. Back in 2013, he won a class action lawsuit after challenging the city’s “Stop-and-Frisk” program. A judge then ordered the NYPD to investigate all allegations of discrimination. ...