Randall Kennedy
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yep.
Yep.
So I tell you, this really came home to me several years ago.
I was in New York City, and it was at a time when...
There was a lot of discussion over the- Stop and frisk.
Stop and frisk.
Basically, you know, racial profiling on the street.
I was walking, I was in Harlem.
I'm walking down the street.
And frankly, you know, the police weren't bothering me.
I'm just walking.
The police weren't bothering me, but you know, I'm of a certain age.
I did notice, though, I was looking at the police and the way that the police attitude, you know, had to do with body posture.
It had to do with, that's right, who got a second look.
It had to, I noticed, I'm walking down the street.
I'm walking in Harlem.
There, you know, there are white people in the street.
You know, most of the people, though, were black.
some Hispanic, the level of contempt, the level of animus, the level of unfriendliness that was pouring off.
The police, they didn't say anything.