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Marchers protest NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactics

By Verena Dobnik
Published June 18, 2012 4:06am ET
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Marchers protest NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactics
The Rev. Al Sharpton, center, walks with demonstrators during a silent march to end the "stop-and-frisk" program in New York, Sunday, June 17, 2012. Thousands of protesters from civil rights groups walked down New York City’s Fifth Avenue in total silence on Sunday as they marched in defiance of “stop-and-frisk” tactics employed by city police. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) | Seth Wenig

NEW YORK (AP) — A silent march by thousands of people in New York City protesting police “stop-and-frisk” tactics on Sunday was punctuated by an explosion of loud voices.

“We’ve got to fight back, we can’t be silent!” a group of activists shouted as they passed the home of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, just off Fifth Avenue.

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