Head of NY taxi fed. .."It's ok to racially profile".

[Danno 1,228]

HEAD OF NY TAXI FED: IT’S OKAY TO RACIALLY PROFILE PASSENGERS FOR SAFETY

Posted on December 6, 2010 at 9:25am by Jonathon M. Seidl Print »Email »

In the wake of a livery cab driver shooting this weekend in New York City, the head of the state’s Taxi federation is encouraging drivers to profile passengers, especially blacks and Hispanics.

“Profile your passengers, it’s very important,” Fernando Mateo, president of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, said yesterday. “I don’t care about racial profiling. You know sometimes it‘s good that we are racially profiled because the God’s-honest truth is that 99 percent of the people that are robbing, stealing, killing these drivers are blacks and Hispanics. So if you see suspicious activity, you know what, don’t pick the person up.”

Mateo, who is Hispanic, made the comments at a news conference updating the condition of Trevor Bell, the livery cab driver who was shot six times by a passenger on Friday night. Bell remains in critical but stable condition as a result of the attack.

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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/head-of-ny-taxi-group-its-okay-to-racially-profile-passengers-for-safety/

[Ricky+Vanessa 43]

Well, I hope next time Mateo tries to get a cab in New York he gets left on the side of the street!

[Danno 1,228]

Well, I hope next time Mateo tries to get a cab in New York he gets left on the side of the street!

If he looks suspicious I hope so too.