Mayoral candidate says New York police racist
Bill Thompson criticises ‘stop-and-frisk’ policy, saying black and Latino men are singled out.
Published On 30 Jul 2013
New York City is preparing to vote for a new mayor, and one of the candidates is stirring controversy.
Bill Thompson says Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was killed because he was black – and that the same bias exists in the New York Police Department.
Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from New York.
Source: Al Jazeera