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Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

After the March 22nd terrorist attacks in Belgium, Republican U.S. Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz said law enforcement should be empowered to “patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized.” In defending the plan, Cruz cited former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his aggressive policing efforts, including the alleged targeting of Muslim neighborhoods for surveillance. Current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton held a press conference where they criticized Cruz’s proposal as “incendiary” and “foolish.”

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 @99GKR3Q from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes and asian nieborhoods

 @9SM7LZ9 from Texas  answered…8mos8MO

Should not be based on race or religion but all new immigrants and foreign visa holders. Same as other countries do when you travel.

 @9J4Y4C2 from Texas  answered…1yr1Y

This can depend because these immigrants could have devious plans and it feels wrong as there are many innocents who come just to have a better life. Also, crime rates can mean nothing as what if the bad people specifically go to these low crime rate cites to cause more crime because it's low. To me, it can be "yes" and "no".

 @RWM1999Republican  from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

No, all neighborhoods should receive police surveillance and patrol without any regard of ethnicity

 @94HXJYJ from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

No, but they should patrol all neighborhoods.

 @8Z87WHT from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

No, they should increase surveillance of Black neighborhoods

 @8Q7TRLM from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

This is an extreme violation of freedom of religion and goes against everything regarding "equality" in America.

 @8NFG742Peace and Freedom from Texas  answered…5yrs5Y

No, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion and patrol of high crime neighborhoods!

 @8KPCCN8 from Texas  answered…5yrs5Y

only if there's more crime

 @99J5Q6L from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

No, Police need proper training with racially motivated attacks, usually they tend to cause the crime instead of helping the scene.

 @RWM1999Republican from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

No, the police should patrol all neighborhoods in general

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