Miller, Yawu
Bay State Banner
03-02-2006
For teenagers who live in the Villa Victoria housing development, getting
stopped by the police can be a daily occurrence. It happens whether teens
are in a group or by themselves. Whether they've congregated on a corner or
they're cutting through a side street.

"In the beginning, I felt disrespected and violated," said one teen, who,
like most interviewed by the Banner, spoke on the condition of anonymity
for fear of reprisals. "But it usually happens three or four times a week.
One day, I got caught up three times in the same area."

Like in many areas in the city, the teens in the Villa say officers
question them, frisk them, verbally abuse them, threaten ...

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