"We disproportionately stop whites too much. And minorities too little"-Bloomberg

[hrmjustin]

Mayor Bloomberg on stop-and-frisk: ‘We disproportionately stop whites too much. And minorities too little’

By Jennifer Fermino / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Pushing back against critics of stop-and-frisk policing, Mayor Bloomberg Friday said it’s not that cops are stopping too many blacks and Hispanics, but that police might not be stopping enough of them.

“I think we disproportionately stop whites too much. And minorities too little. It's exactly a reversal of what they say," Bloomberg said.

The comments - on his weekly radio show - touched off a firestorm.

“His comments weren't worthy of any elected official, much less the mayor of the city of New York,” said mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson, the only black candidate in the race.

Read more at http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mayor-bloomberg-stop-and-frisk-disproportionately-stop-whites-minorities-article-1.1385410

[bravenak]

1. Lol.

He's rich.

[alsame]

2. I thought this was

The Onion. OMG.

[hrmjustin]

3. No I saw the video on the local news just a few minutes ago.

[alsame]

5. I believe you, it's just shocking. I'm in NY

too, I'll check local news. OMG, what an asshole.

[hrmjustin]

6. He did it on his weekly radio show.

I was shocked as well.

[brush]

4. Bloomberg has done some good things but maybe he's beginning to slip. What a foolish remark.

[hrmjustin]

7. His third term was a mistake.

[tech3149]

8. After that comment, I'm sure of one thing

He has truly escaped reality! I wonder what the escape velocity was.

[hrmjustin]

9. I knew there was a reason I never voted for him.