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HipChick

(25,485 posts) Wed Jul 13, 2016, 06:17 PM Jul 2016

NYPD cop secretly records supervisor pressuring him to racially profile black men

Gawker has posted an audio recording provided to them by an NYPD officer that seems to be an exchange in which the officer is being pressured to profile black men.

The recording was made in August 2012 during a performance evaluation of New York transit officer Michael Birch. He was expecting a routine evaluation, but instead he told Gawker, “the conversation just turned completely weird to me. Because he’s basically telling me it’s OK to racially profile.”

In the recording, his supervising captain can be heard criticizing him for only stopping two black men out of 54 people.

http://gawker.com/heres-audio-of-what-sounds-like-an-nypd-captain-pressur-1783544682

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NYPD cop secretly records supervisor pressuring him to racially profile black men (Original Post) HipChick Jul 2016 OP

Jesus, a cop who waits for people to commit some crime Warpy Jul 2016 #1

What a brave man. toddwv Jul 2016 #2

Need more of that. But it's like military, speak up about wrong and get crap kicked out of you by Hoyt Jul 2016 #3

You're right! The good, decent cops know TheDebbieDee Jul 2016 #10

Heck, they don't need to lift a finger... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #11

Yep and now it's on tape zz-la Jul 2016 #4

Technology changes everything malaise Jul 2016 #5

If only it did. Black gets murdered by a cop, clearly on a video. Cop walks, and then gets back pay. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2016 #6

Change is coming malaise Jul 2016 #7

Check out the village voice's piece on the Schoolcraft tapes if you think this is bad. n/t X_Digger Jul 2016 #8

Excellent reference HipChick Jul 2016 #9

Arggh Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2016 #12

Warpy

(111,470 posts)

1. Jesus, a cop who waits for people to commit some crime

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 06:47 PM

Jul 2016

instead of racially and sexually profiling only young black men and going on a fishing expedition to find a crime?

What is the NYPD coming to?

FWIW, I hope Captain Bigot is out on his can very soon. He's what's wrong with bad police departments.

The Fourth Amendment was adopted to protect us from police overreach and fishing expeditions. Thank the stupid drug war for losing that one for us.

toddwv

(2,830 posts)

2. What a brave man.

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 06:55 PM

Jul 2016

The Blue Wall doesn't take kindly to breaks in its facade.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. Need more of that. But it's like military, speak up about wrong and get crap kicked out of you by

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 07:07 PM

Jul 2016

the boys in the club.

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

10. You're right! The good, decent cops know

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 08:15 PM

Jul 2016

who the rogue, shifty cops are. They must do all they can to get rid of the rogue cops because their actions put ALL cops in danger of being retaliated against!