I do enjoy your column even if I disagree with you on many things. It seems rather disingenuous to describe what Charleston is going to do as “mass warrantless surveillance” when you do not need a warrant to observe public places, and if somehow, this surveillance picked up private information, such as activities within a home that were not exposed to the public, such information could not be used in any criminal prosecution nor could any information gleaned from the illegally obtained information. While stop and frisk should be applied equally and in all neighborhoods, not just some, the efficacy of the policy in reducing crime is almost undeniable. Crime plummeted in places like NYC after the implementation of the policy which is ironic considering NYC is in the midsts of in unprecedented Crimewave currently after banning the practice. The proposition you put forth (that stop and frisk disproportionately affects people of color) doesn’t take into account one important thing; all laws of general application will disproportionately affect one group or another because each group engages in different behaviors. So I would encourage you to consider how you would craft a law that would ensure that everyone is affected equally because I don’t believe that it’s possible. Some will ALWAYS be effected at a higher rate than others. Good, thought provoking column. 
Great article, Paul. Great work -- keep it up.
I do enjoy your column even if I disagree with you on many things. It seems rather disingenuous to describe what Charleston is going to do as “mass warrantless surveillance” when you do not need a warrant to observe public places, and if somehow, this surveillance picked up private information, such as activities within a home that were not exposed to the public, such information could not be used in any criminal prosecution nor could any information gleaned from the illegally obtained information. While stop and frisk should be applied equally and in all neighborhoods, not just some, the efficacy of the policy in reducing crime is almost undeniable. Crime plummeted in places like NYC after the implementation of the policy which is ironic considering NYC is in the midsts of in unprecedented Crimewave currently after banning the practice. The proposition you put forth (that stop and frisk disproportionately affects people of color) doesn’t take into account one important thing; all laws of general application will disproportionately affect one group or another because each group engages in different behaviors. So I would encourage you to consider how you would craft a law that would ensure that everyone is affected equally because I don’t believe that it’s possible. Some will ALWAYS be effected at a higher rate than others. Good, thought provoking column.