Paterson To Sign Stop-And-Frisk Legislation

Governor David Paterson is expected to sign legislation later this morning making major changes to the so called stop and frisk database. The new law will prevent police from maintaining a database on people who are stopped and not charged with a crime. For instance, it will keep police from compiling a list of people they stop and frisk that fit the description of a crime that has just been committed -- if there are no supporting witnesses. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly are among the most vocal opponents of the legislation. Both have urged the governor to veto it. State lawmakers who helped pass the bill say they wanted to do away with the database because it focused on minority neighborhoods. See the bill signing live beginning at 10 a.m.