All the Stories the Police Department’s Stop-and-frisk Data Release Doesn’t Tell

West Kensington is a Ground Zero for Police Stops

Carlos Bam Torres estimates that he’s been stopped by Philadelphia police more than 10 times in the last two years, both on foot and in his car.

Sometimes a busted headlight turns into a car search. Sometimes he looks like a guy the police are looking for.

“They always say they got a call with my description,” says Torres, a 25-year-old from North Philadelphia’s so-called Badlands. “Hispanic male, tattoos and maybe the same color shirt.”

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