Cops make 'sinister associations' when dealing with black men, warns FBI director in landmark speech

Daily Mail ^ | February 12, 2015 | CLAIRE CARTER, DANIEL BATES

[rickmichaels]

Police can make 'sinister associations' when dealing with black men and American police are facing a 'crossroads' in race relations, the director of the FBI has warned.

James Comey made an unprecedented speech about policing and race issues at Georgetown University today - becoming the first director of the FBI to speak at length about the issue.

Mr. Comey made the speech, called ‘Hard Truths: Law Enforcement and Race’, at a time when racial tensions with police in America are high, following the police shootings of Michael Brown in Ferguson in August and Eric Garner in New York.

Mr. Comey admitted that officers had to acknowledge that ‘much of our history is not pretty’ and that they had to change.

He said police officers who work in neighborhoods where most street crime is committed by young black men may hold unconscious biases which means they can be tempted to take a 'mental shortcut' in dealing with suspicious situations.

'The two young black men on one side of the street look like so many others the officer has locked up,' he said.

'Two young white men on the other side of the street - even in the same clothes - do not. The officer does not make the same sinister association about the two white guys, whether that officer is white or black.'

[cuban leaf]

I’m assuming you were not addressing me when you said “You people”. ;-)

[jasbd1985]

I agree our history is not pretty, but the statistics on black crime prove that their present situation is worse. One of the most important qualities a policeman/woman have is the ability to spot suspicious behavior. When the highest percentage of crime in an area is committed by black people how can they be surprised when more black people are stopped. If a black man doesn't like the fact that he was stopped for doing nothing, perhaps he should take a look at his environment and community in which he lives. Should read a news paper or turn on the TV. profiling may be wrong, but it is effective.

[skeeter]

So refuse to arrest black males for any reason but allow everyone to carry a weapon.

That will add another step in the dispensation of justice and further combats "institutional racism".

[mowowie]

Maybe it’s because they read the news EVERY day....

[ModelBreaker]

“Two young white men on the other side of the street - even in the same clothes - do not.”

Of course, these two guys are almost certainly not in that particular neighborhood. Dressed like bangers, two white guys are likely toast if they are there.

[ozzymandus]

More PC garbage. Who commits most of the crimes?

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

Too bad the corruption in the justice system (cops and courts) is being falsely turned into a race issue.

[petercooper]

Hmmmm- if I bang my toe into the door frame, it will hurt. A lot.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Odds are, they are correct. Look at the numbers.

[JimRed]

If black behavior did not warrant that level of caution, they’d have a legitimate complaint.

[Born to Conserve]

Key words: “...whether that officer is white or black.”

[Uncle Lonny]

Insurance companies make sinister associations about teen age drivers too. Drivers make sinister associations about hitch hikers as well and dont stop to pick them up. All based on documented facts about the risk associated with each group.

But Black Race Privilege demands that police ignore facts,logic and caution when the suspect is black.