Officer Pedro Serrano began taping his superior officer Deputy Inspector Christopher McCormack after he was given a poor performance review. Serrano alleges it was the result of him not meeting his summonses quotas and he wanted evidence to show he was being unfairly treated. Stop “the right people, the right time, the right location,” Deputy Inspector Christopher McCormack is heard saying on the recording. [...] “So what am I supposed to do: Stop every black and Hispanic?” Serrano was heard saying on the tape, which was recorded last month at the 40th Precinct in the Bronx. [...] “I have no problem telling you this,” the inspector said on the tape. “Male blacks. And I told you at roll call, and I have no problem [to] tell you this, male blacks 14 to 21.” The tape and testimony are a part of a class-action lawsuit against the NYPDs stop-and-frisk policy. The NYPDs defense was able to get Serrano to admit that McCormack didnt say all blacks and latinos. So theres a victory for people who still want to believe that the policy wasnt out and out racist. For his part, Officer Serrano says hes been ostracized and called a rat by fellow officers. There are good cops and there are bad cops and there are cops that have been corrupted by an unjust and unsupportive system. You may feel it is unfair to demonize all law enforcement but you can at least champion those who step out of the blue shadow to point out injustice.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 19:21:47 +0000
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