Currently, Kelly is being seriously considered by President Obama as the new head of the Department of Homeland Security. The fact that Kelly has implemented a policy that is racially biased and unconstitutional should disqualify him from taking over such an important position.

But it won't disqualify for either position..in fact it probably pads his resume for DHS head.

Schiendlin's ruling is an important win for racial justice advocates who have long criticized New York City's discriminatory policy. It is also a win for those disproportionately singled out by the practice, including LGBT communities, immigrants, homeless people, some religious minorities, low-income people, residents of certain neighborhoods or public housing, youth, and people with disabilities.

In fact, a 2012 report by the Center for Constitutional Rights found that "it [was] a common occurrence for people to be subjected to stop-and-frisk because of their sexuality or gender expression."

The problem is that the majority of "crime" by men, is non-violent drug possession. And if the population that is targeted is largely black and latino men, the statistic that black and latino men commit more crimes than women comes into question.

Say that white women in general were targeted by the police, in the same way that blacks and latino men have been targeted for the next 50-100 years. My guess is that the violent crimes committed by women would skyrocket, far surpassing crime by men. Being assaulted on a daily basis by police and spending time in the prison system for generations takes its toll.

Most arrests following a stop and frisk are
for misdemeanors. Misdemeanor arrests for
marijuana possession in New York City
have skyrocketed -- with about 350,000
arrests over the past 10 years, a nearly
twelve-fold increase over the 30,000 total
arrests in the preceding decade.

Poor and priveleged, alike, take advantage of of student aid.  I was older when I returned to school.  I lived at home for a bit, but my parent's income was not considered due to my age.  I saw poor and priveleged, alike, wasting their opportunities in college.  I often thought there should be a performance factor used in student aid to weed out those abusing the system, but how do you determine that it is abuse or just someone less gifted?  How do you know it isn't the night job they are working to pay for school that has them getting poor grades?

Welfare and section 8 will have these same problems of abuse and the ability to distinguish it from something else.  When you graduate, but can't read, many doors close for you.  If too many doors close, the choice of a wrong door becomes greater.

Greed corrupts all.  It is our greatest evil.  It affects CEO's and the homeless man stealing from the homeless man.  I can't say poverty causes people to be violent, but it can put you places that expose you to neglect, violence and a whole host of things someone in a privileged situation will never deal with.  There are plenty who live in poverty, who are brought up right and are able to avoid what others cannot avoid.  For some it is not so easy. Don't some join gangs out of fear?  Don't some gangs exist because the public fears both the gang and the police?  And, I am sure some chose that lifestyle because it looks cool and is glamorised.  They may even come from the more priviliged.

When I was young, there was no good excuse for some of the things I did.  Maybe it looked fun or glamorous.  Luckily, I never had to join a gang or hurt other people...maybe in my eye, I did worse things, but this is getting long enough.  Those street thugs, if the survive to maturity, will change...hopefully for the better.  If we limit the doors available to them, prison may be the only answer.

You sound like someone who wants to be part of the solution in your community.  I hope that is the path you choose.  Too many ignore what is right outside their own door.  Whatever you do, I hope you stay safe.  

Poor people get a lot of help with college. I'm not going to provide links for MO Blue. Just look at the Federal FAFSA. Talk to any college financial aid counselor.

Because you can't.