Lawsuit attempts to block NYPD scanners
As the Brooklyn Eagle has reported, the New York City Police Department is currently testing the possibility of high-tech scanners that will allow the NYPD to detect whether or not an individual is in possession of a concealed weapon.
There are no details of where the scanners will be placed or when they will be instituted, but some people are already looking to stop the progress in its tracks.
John Corbett, a self-described civil rights advocate, has filed federal compliant in the Southern District of New York, against the NYPD. Corbett’s complaint asserts that while “the image created by [the] scanner is clear enough to determine the presence and rough shape of objects, [it is] not clear enough to determine the presence of a weapon conclusively.”