This morning, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly gave a speech at a gun violence panel during the annual convention of the National Action Network, the civil rights organization founded and led by one of the more prominent opponents of the NYPD’s “stop and frisk” policy, Rev. Al Sharpton. Critics have likened the stop and frisk tactic to racial profiling because the vast majority of people stopped and searched by the police are African American and Latino, but in his remarks at the NAN convention, Kelly argued it actually helps address inequality in the black community.Sharpton alluded to his issues with the NYPD when he introduced Kelly at the event.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=90504