'At some point in time, you do too much of one thing, then you should stop doing it,' the billionaire presidential candidate said.
When pressed by Colbert, who noted that the policy received substantial criticism while Bloomberg was mayor, the presidential hopeful said he was doing what he thought was best and suggested that it led to a decline in crime.
Crime in New York City did decline during Bloomberg's tenure, from 2002 to 2013, but minorities were unfairly targeted and stopped under the"stop and frisk" program. As a result, the former mayor's record is seen as a significant liability in the 2020 primary race, with black voters seen as key to determining the Democratic party's presidential nominee.
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