Recently Toronto police chief had this to say: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada...in%202020.
Apology to Black Community for what seems like an open and shut case. I have no doubt they’re guilty of racial profiling. However will racial profiling still be used to save lives even though not recognized as such?
Asked that question at dinner last night and almost everyone had a story about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, only to be rescued by concerned police. Examples:
1. Years ago my wife’s softball team won a competition in Windsor Ontario. To celebrate they crossed the nearby Ambassador Bridge into Detroit. The carload of women got lost, had no idea where they were, and were soon pulled over by a Michigan state trooper who told them to follow him. This was at night and he led them to the border, got out and told them they’d be much safer going back to Canada. Apparently the neighborhood they’d entered was a high violent crime area. Turned out to be a predominantly Afro-American sector of Detroit. The trooper was black.
2. I’m in Clearwater Florida staying in a hotel. I walk out the front door to cross 4 lanes of traffic to a convenience store. It’s the middle of the day and before I cross I’m stopped by hotel security, a retired white police officer, who tells me that it’s very unsafe to be on that side of the road. Tells me we’re at the edge of a safe zone and there are roaming gangs of Hispanics committing violent crime not even 100 yards away. I listened and enjoyed my stay.
3. Friend of mine had an 18 year old daughter. Very religious and she wants to be a missionary for her church who sends her to New York city of all places to help with the under-privileged. On her first evening she decides to go for a walk and is almost immediately stopped by police and told under no circumstances should she ever walk in that territory alone. Again high crime area is the reason. I couldn’t tell you if race is involved but did the cop profile the denizens of that area regardless?
Does this type of profiling save lives? Is it good police work or should they stop the practice of aiding people who may have taking a wrong turn?
Apology to Black Community for what seems like an open and shut case. I have no doubt they’re guilty of racial profiling. However will racial profiling still be used to save lives even though not recognized as such?
Asked that question at dinner last night and almost everyone had a story about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, only to be rescued by concerned police. Examples:
1. Years ago my wife’s softball team won a competition in Windsor Ontario. To celebrate they crossed the nearby Ambassador Bridge into Detroit. The carload of women got lost, had no idea where they were, and were soon pulled over by a Michigan state trooper who told them to follow him. This was at night and he led them to the border, got out and told them they’d be much safer going back to Canada. Apparently the neighborhood they’d entered was a high violent crime area. Turned out to be a predominantly Afro-American sector of Detroit. The trooper was black.
2. I’m in Clearwater Florida staying in a hotel. I walk out the front door to cross 4 lanes of traffic to a convenience store. It’s the middle of the day and before I cross I’m stopped by hotel security, a retired white police officer, who tells me that it’s very unsafe to be on that side of the road. Tells me we’re at the edge of a safe zone and there are roaming gangs of Hispanics committing violent crime not even 100 yards away. I listened and enjoyed my stay.
3. Friend of mine had an 18 year old daughter. Very religious and she wants to be a missionary for her church who sends her to New York city of all places to help with the under-privileged. On her first evening she decides to go for a walk and is almost immediately stopped by police and told under no circumstances should she ever walk in that territory alone. Again high crime area is the reason. I couldn’t tell you if race is involved but did the cop profile the denizens of that area regardless?
Does this type of profiling save lives? Is it good police work or should they stop the practice of aiding people who may have taking a wrong turn?