re: What do you think will help reduce crime in the US the most?

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Stop and frisk

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Lets clear the air on this :

Many people don’t realize that landmark case law already establishes a version of stop & frisk.

Under Terry V Ohio, a law enf officer who has reasonable cause to believe that a person is committing, is about to commit, or has committed a crime, can stop that person and demand identification and an explanation of his actions . Officer may pat down the outer clothing with the back of his hand to search for weapons. If the officer detects what would lead a reasonable person to possibly be a weapon, then that officer may now go into that pocket, waistband, sock, etc.

What separates Terry V. Ohio from a random profile type stock & frisk is the reasonable cause to believe that a crime has , is, etc.

So, remember, there already exists a type of legal stop & frisk.