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Guess who else fears the NYPD - black cops
Posted on 12/23/14 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 12/23/14 at 5:58 pm
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a number of black NYPD officers say they have experienced the same racial profiling that cost Eric Garner his life.
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What’s emerging now is that, within the thin blue line of the NYPD, there is another divide - between black and white officers.
Reuters interviewed 25 African American male officers on the NYPD, 15 of whom are retired and 10 of whom are still serving. All but one said that, when off duty and out of uniform, they had been victims of racial profiling, which refers to using race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having committed a crime.
The officers said this included being pulled over for no reason, having their heads slammed against their cars, getting guns brandished in their faces, being thrown into prison vans and experiencing stop and frisks while shopping. The majority of the officers said they had been pulled over multiple times while driving. Five had had guns pulled on them.
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The black officers interviewed said they had been racially profiled by white officers exclusively, and about one third said they made some form of complaint to a supervisor.
All but one said their supervisors either dismissed the complaints or retaliated against them by denying them overtime, choice assignments, or promotions. The remaining officers who made no complaints said they refrained from doing so either because they feared retribution or because they saw racial profiling as part of the system.
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Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:03 pm to Big Scrub TX
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:05 pm to Big Scrub TX
People are just going to bury their heads in the sand and act like this isn't a real issue that minorities face. I have very little faith that people will take this seriously.
This post was edited on 12/23/14 at 6:06 pm
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:06 pm to Shepherd
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:06 pm to Big Scrub TX
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The majority of the officers said they had been pulled over multiple times while driving.
As we all have.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:09 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:How many of us have had guns pulled on us? Thoughts about the rest of the article?
As we all have.
This post was edited on 12/23/14 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:11 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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As we all have.
Wouldn't you say it's clearly implied it's for no discernible reason? I can honestly say that I have never been pulled over for something that wasn't defensible on the officer's part.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:11 pm to Hog on the Hill
Why not just solve this quickly and have all black divisions patrol the black neighborhoods, and also respective minority divisions patrol their neighborhoods..win/win?
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:12 pm to Big Scrub TX
The only point I can take away from that article is confirmation that the victim mentality among blacks is prevalent on all levels, not just among civilians.
This post was edited on 12/23/14 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:13 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Wouldn't you say it's clearly implied it's for no discernible reason? I can honestly say that I have never been pulled over for something that wasn't defensible on the officer's part.
That's a matter of perception.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:14 pm to Big Scrub TX
Being white is so awesome.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:15 pm to Srbtiger06
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:15 pm to Big Scrub TX
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a number of black NYPD officers say they have experienced the same racial profiling that cost Eric Garner his life.
So much fail.
Garner was NOT 'profiled'. A NY shop owner had called the police, a black shop owner at that, because Garner was selling loosies in front of his store. Plus this was NOT Garners first offense, Garner had been cited EIGHT times previously for the same offense.
I call BS on most of the other article.
BUT I too(a white guy) have been profiled too on several occasions. Why?
Because I was driving a vehicle similar to one that was used in a crime that was commited in the area I was in.
Plus, I hear way too often by blacks, 'I was profiled just because I was black' when the REAL story was 'I was driving 62 mph in a 35 mph zone...'
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:19 pm to Srbtiger06
It's going to be less and less "awesome" over the next decades as white demographic numbers as well as power and influence dwindle and nonwhite power and influence increase. There is a major racial and cultural shift taking place in this country right now. This shift is taking place at the expense of white power and privilege. So enjoy while you still can. 
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:20 pm to genuineLSUtiger
Maybe black people should just leave the country. 
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:22 pm to Hog on the Hill
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How many of us have had guns pulled on us?
:raiseshand:
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:23 pm to i am dan
Seems to me that it makes sense to look at the group that commits the greatest % of crimes when looking for criminals?
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:24 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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It's going to be less and less "awesome" over the next decades as white demographic numbers as well as power and influence dwindle and nonwhite power and influence increase. There is a major racial and cultural shift taking place in this country right now. This shift is taking place at the expense of white power and privilege. So enjoy while you still can.
I rarely agree with anything you say, but you are right on the money here.
Posted on 12/23/14 at 6:24 pm to i am dan
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Maybe black people should just leave the country.
Not going to happen. And more brown and black people are being added to the population faster than whites can reproduce. So it looks to be whites who are going away over time. Not blacks, hispanics or other racial groups.
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