F.B.I. Director Speaks Frankly About Police View of Blacks

F.B.I. Director Speaks Frankly About Police View of Blacks

The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, said that officers develop a mental shortcut because of the number of black suspects they arrest, and need to interact more with the communities they serve..."He said that officers — whether they are white or any other race — who are confronted with white men on one side of the street and black men on the other do not view them the same way. The officers develop a mental shortcut that “becomes almost irresistible and maybe even rational by some lights” because of the number of black suspects they have arrested."