CBS’s Pelley to NYPD: ‘What Does a Black Man in NYC Have to Fear From the NYPD?’

‘Actually he doesn’t have anything to fear from us’

CBS’s Pelley to NYPD Commissioner: ‘What Does a Black Man in NYC Have to Fear From the NYPD?’ (NewsBusters)

During an appearance on Thursday’s CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Bill Bratton was asked by anchor Scott Pelley if African-American men had any reason to be afraid of the NYPD and what he was going to change about policing in the aftermath of the Eric Garner case. 

After Batton told Pelley what was changing about the way officers in the NYPD go about their jobs, Pelley posed this question to him: “What does a black man in New York City have to fear from the NYPD?” 

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