Marchers silently protested New York 's `` stop and frisk '' policy . The current policy is not that -- it 's stopping people because they are black or brown . '' The NYPD says last year nearly 685,000 were stopped in cases that did n't end in charges . In the past few weeks, protesters have been calling for a nationwide protest against police brutality. `` The practice should be mended , not ended , '' says the mayor .
Marchers silently protested New York 's `` stop and frisk '' policy . The NYPD says last year nearly 685,000 were stopped in cases that did n't end in charges . In the past few weeks, protesters have been calling for a nationwide protest against police brutality. `` The practice should be mended , not ended , '' says the mayor .