"The events of last week were deeply disturbing to everyone in the city, " and the trial has helped sharpen focus on stop and frisk, but intense negotiations among lawmakers and advocates were under way for weeks beforehand, Quinn said.

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He suggested more training for officers on racial profiling and stop and frisk at the police academy and on the job.

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"We can't depend on Speaker Quinn to reform stop and frisk if she won't acknowledge there is a problem, " he said.

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