Racial profiling: Can Louisville police do no wrong?
opinion Ricky L. Jones Opinion contributor Published 2:20 PM EDT Sep 27, 2018 The recent stop of the Rev. Dr. Kevin Cosby for supposedly making an “improper turn and having an improperly displayed license plate” has once again brought the issue of policing in black communities to the fore. While this controversial stop has elevated emotions on both sides, it is dangerously myopic to reduce the examination solely to Dr. Cosby, the pastor of St. Stephen Church and president of Simmons College. He is only a foil. In the grand scheme of things, his case is minor. He was not beaten. He was not killed. Many black people who have encountered police over the years have not been so lucky. Still, his case is instructive. When Metro Councilman Bill Hollander opined that Cosby’s stop smacked of racial profiling and deserved scrutiny, Louisville Metro Police Department District Commander Maj. Eric Johnson spanked his hand with a muscular missive that did not … [Read more...] about Racial profiling: Can Louisville police do no wrong?