Giuliani hits Bloomberg on stop-and-frisk: He's 'turned on the program' - thehill.com

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...'s personal lawyer, , criticized Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor on Sunday for walking back his stance on the controversial stop-and-frisk policy that was used during his tenure.

...At the time, Bloomberg ran as a Republican and Giuliani endorsed him.

...Stop-and-frisk, a law enforcement practice that disproportionally targeted communities of color in New York, was stopped at the end of Bloomberg's mayoral tenure in 2013.

...On Saturday, during a campaign event in Richmond, Va., Bloomberg apologized for his prior stance on the policy and promised supporters that, as president, he would "Dismantle systems that are plagued by bias and discrimination."

...Bloomberg's stance on the policy has been in the spotlight since remarks he made about the policy in 2015 came to light this week.

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