http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/26/nyregion/officers-are-told-race-can-be-a-factor-in-street-stops-but-not-the-only-one.html?_r=0

This article was about al law that was passed by New York City's Mayor. It states that if police see victim “describes a crime suspect by race, sex, clothing description and direction of travel, a person who has those physical characteristics and is traveling in the direction described may be the subject of law enforcement action". An example of this case is that if a white man with a blue hat on was seen shooting a gun the only determination factor of describing the man is the blue hat. They passed this law because the NYPD was afraid of being sued for racially profiling the people of New York.