"It's Okay to Racially Profile" Says The Head Of The NY Federation of Taxi Drivers

[yasmin2o]

I totally agree with this...I think mostly black and Hispanic are so used to other people's tax money paying for them (such as foodstams, projects, ect) that they sometimes forget that taxis aren't free so they feel like they can just not pay fare, rob hard working people, and steal from stores and when this poor people try to take actions against them then they starts the good old drama of "we are being discriminated, white people are holding us back" blah blah...sigh so I guess according to

[YoyoCarlanie]

If you oppose-One of my MEN will ATTACK on his own behalf, you with me civilian? Punk Ass Sissy!

[YoyoCarlanie]

MEMO: Tell your Drivers to stay out of 100-110 st.(MANHATTAN) To Avoid Conflict! Also... inform a Driver to hand over a Guitar to avoid Bloodshed...DZ 10.24.2012

[recalcitrist1]

Meanwhile back on earth, Al.....

Blacks say they don't want to be profiled or stereotyped by their race, but that's just a lie.

Blacks are desperate to be profiled and singled out by their race when it comes to affirmative action, set-aside programs, quotas and dozens of other kinds of preferential treatment.

Blacks love to be profiled when it gets them something for nothing. They object to profiling only when it make them accountable for their violence and criminal behavior.

[Moralvorstellung7]

Bullshit, Al. Racial profiling is necessary. I do it everyday.

[Warsie]

Its funny as in Chicago most of the people who abuse taxi drivers and ge away with i are white yupppies who are drunk or high and use their yuppiness to get away with it.

[hdaman]

as bad it's sound mateo said the true. sharpton u bum u would not pick up 2 or 3 black or hispanics teenage with their pants all sag to their knees hailing a cab hooded the f up looking like zombie who are u kidding ..We all racial profile at some time in our life

[ForgetCopyright]

Sharpton sucks his mom's cock.

[Dmacho78]

A lot of children are molested. That facts are that most child molesters are white men, so to protect our children, lets profile every white man that is a father, a teacher, youth sports coach, a catholic preacher lol, or any white man that desires to set foot around a child ?

Safety is the most important thing.

[Dmacho78]

let's profile all white fathers as child molesters; the vast majority of child molesters, and sex offenders are white.

[hardcorenyc]

The truth hurts!

[epmer31]

Were Rev. Sharpton to get a real job like driving a cab on the night shift, he'd speak differently.  Cab driving is dangerous.

[marveldcguy1]

@epmer31 sadly a liberal is a liberal even if death was staring them in the face and Mr. Sharpton is textbook example of liberalism

[Warsie]

@epmer31

Given he has been beaten in the south and done pretty of dangerous shit in his life, i'll say '

lol you're wrong', esp given he works in harlem et all.

[MikeTysonEatsKids]

0:47

Beautiful! I was almost in tears to see a man speak the truth. Hispanics and Niggers DIE!

[Taskforce1x1]

THEIR SAYING IT ALL WRONG ON TV!. Profile how they look, what they are wearing. Not profile the skin BS. News reporters are tards. they get it half correct. The common sense thing to do is dont pick up someone who looks too suspicious. Gut feeling saves the day. go with it.

Oh one more thing. Go to hell Al Sharpton. your neither for black or white. Your a poser/ attention whore!

[SoTtOMaN829]

ANOTHER CAB DRIVER KILLED. - 19-Year-Old Taxi Driver Shot to Death In Copiague NY. A young dominican called Juan Rosario was found fatally shot in his vehicle parked on a Long Island street where he had gone to pick up a customer late Sunday afternoon.

Suffolk County police say officers responding to a a 911 call about 5:30 p.m. found the 19-year-old slumped over the steering wheel of the minivan parked on 42nd Street. It was not immediately clear how many times he had been shot.

[reharlan]

It's must be bad in NY when a black/hispanic mixed man encourages racial profiling of blacks and hispancis, lol.

[jay11972006]

what he said is absolutley true and he has alot of courage for coming out and speaking the truth but you know if a white guy had said that he would have been fired and labled a rasict so there is a double standard...i still give him credit though

[messyjessejackass]

@al sharpton

then you fucking drive a cab for a living and letz see how many suspicious lookin' niggaz you pick up LOL!!! not a fucking a chance...

[Abrilpara2]

You fucking ignorant asshole. You have to be Dominican (Dumb in a can) to say something to hurt our people more. I bet you dealing with drugs right now and then talk about your own people. Get the fuck out of here and get an education.

[fahQaszholez]

blacks and hispanics do almost all of the violent crime and robberies in USA, say what you want-you know it-everybody knows it, but it's not politically correct to talk about it.

the black and hispanic communities need to get their shit together and admit to this, they need to stand up and strongly condemn whats going on, we need an awakening and renaissance in these communities, currently being a thug is the "cool" "in" thing to do, hip hop and rap glorifies the thug life style.

[justinC504]

Instead of looking for Black and Hispanic people to lock up, how about will lock up people who actually commit crimes. Not ideological theories that only benefit one's who are not being profiled. God sakes, level the playing field and make it equal for everyone.

[justinC504]

It has been proven time and time again that racial profiling does not work. Racial Profiling only allows people "Who are not" being racially profiled to get away with crimes. A white bank robber a year ago decided to wear a mask that makes him look like a black guy. So the police would look for a black guy instead of a white guy. If you racially profile against blacks and hispanics, than those who are not black or hispanic will be more likely to get away with crimes.

[ElsHouse]

@justinC504 u r a fvcking idiot if you think ONE example can stack up against, literally, thousands of cases of actual black committing crimes.

[justinC504]

@ElsHouse And thousands of cases are actual white committing as well, your point? In fact, whites commit more white-collar crime and institutional crimes, like tax evasion, computer hacking, money laundering, identity theft and of course, child molestation. Please, don't be biased..

[W3LLCoNNeCteD718]

police racial profile everyday WTF are they talking about, Mateo is 100% correct!!!

[DAHOUSERECORDS]

SCREW THE RACES PEOPLE...........

[vjiggy81]

al sharpten needs to shut the fuck up! Its Called positive discrimination, im dominican and im sick of trying to defend these black and latino losers and all they do is make an ass of all the decent minorities out there!

[justinC504]

@vjiggy81 There is no such thing as "Positive Discrimination" when innocent people are being profiled. Why the good has to suffer for the bad? Why not just profiling EVERYONE, instead on skin color? And defend who? Your collective terms are what is putting Black and Latinos in a different category than whites. Instead of collective ideas, how about individual ideas that will benefit everyone?

[SoTtOMaN829]

I"m Dominican and perhaps Mr. Mateo has used inappropriate terms to raise and handle the situation but certainly the harsh reality is that the vast majority of murders and robberies to taxi drivers in New York City are committed by blacks and latinos, many times against their own race. Discrimination? But when a black robs and kills another black cab driver, when a latino do the same to another latino, how is called? Must find a solution because many taxi drivers are dying on the streets.

[techno2687]

@SoTtOMaN829 Mr. Mateo has used the wrong term; he should apologize and get his story together. I would use the term "discretion", or vigilance instead. As I said, bull proof partitions & cameras should be installed in ALL livery cabs. That will deter this type of crime if not eliminate it altogether.

[techno2687]

Also, if I might add, Fernando Mateo opposed the Arizona Immigration law because he claimed that it would lead to racial profiling. 99 % of the undocumented immigrants in Arizona are in fact Mexican. What makes Fernando Mateo think that it is ok to profile passengers, yet it's not ok to profile undocumented Mexicans? Racial profiling--in any way shape or form-- is unacceptable and will most definitely lead to more problems.

[ElsHouse]

@techno2687 because there is a threshold and when it is crossed than extreme measures are called for. This is the thinking of Mateo and God bless him for that! Murder is the threshold --racial profile the fares!

[techno2687]

@ElsHouse It does not make sense to deny more than 4 million Blacks & Hispanics in NYC the right to ride livery cabs based on a hand full of incidents. Last year 5 livery drivers were murdered on the job. Are you suggesting that more than 4 million Blacks & Hipanics in the City should be held accountable for those crimes? I don't think anybody's life is worth $100, but racial profiling is not a practical solution to this problem. Drivers should use discretion when picking up fares.

[ElsHouse]

@techno2687 u must not understand the argument being made. Blacks wont be denied service. The fares are on the majority black and hispanic. What he is saying is to profile those blacks and hispanics. if u have 100 blacks and hispanics clientel and, out of that 100, 10% are criminals. Well? Who are you goin to profile to weed out that 10%? It aint rocket science.

[techno2687]

@ElsHouse That is not racial profiling. If you don't pick a fare because you have every reason to believe that your life may be in danger, then it's not racial profiling. Your decision to refuse a fare should NOT be based SOLELY on race or ethnicity.

[justinC504]

@ElsHouse Out of the 100% of whites, 10% are criminals. Now what will you do to weed out that 10%? let me guess, in your opinion, racial profiling is out of the question for them. What if I said, I don't what this white man near my daughter because most of them like to molest children? Of course, your story would change to defend your race. Ok, simple solution, LOOK OUT OF EVERYONE AND TRUST NO ONE!

[techno2687]

Fernando Mateo's call for racial profiling is also denying millions of legitimate hardworking citizens services. That is unconstitutional. How would he like it if no cabs wants to pick him up because he's a minority? How would he like it if he walks into an Italian restaurant and the waiter refuses to serve him because he is a minority? We must not allow criminals to dictate how we should live our lives. Criminals should be apprehended and brought to justice.

[techno2687]

Racial profiling is illegal, it is fundamentally wrong, and will not solve the problem. 53% of NYC residents are either Black or Hispanic and the majority of those who patronize livery cabs are Black or Hispanic. If livery drivers do not pick up Blacks or Hispanics, then it will adversely affect their wages or put them out of business altogether. We cannot blame millions of people for the actions for a few. I think, ALL livery cabs should install bullet proof partitions for their safety.

[ForgetCopyright]

@techno2687 "53% of NYC residents are either Black or Hispanic". that is the reason why I'm moving in four years for grad school.

[techno2687]

@ForgetCopyright According to the Census Bureau, 26% Black, 27% Hispanic, and 44% White. I would encourage you to get your graduate degree. We need highly educated professionals to compete in the global economy. Crime stats show that NYC is the safest big city in America, so moving out of the city may not necessarily keep you safe.

[ForgetCopyright]

@techno2687 Bullshit. the safest city in the USA is somewhere in kansas. I've researched dat shit homie!

[ElsHouse]

@techno2687 The drivers DO NOT agree with you, clown. They are for racial profiling. If they were worrying about it "adversely" affecting their wages, they would not resort to it. FUCK OFF! They are killin us.

[techno2687]

@ElsHouse I do understand concern..think of if as a few criminals (who happen to be Black or Hispanic) who are commit those heinous crimes--not the entire group of ppl. My suggestion to you is use partitions & cameras for now and leave up to the cops to catch those losers. Guns in the hands of criminals puts all of us in danger.

[harleybayo]

Al "were is the camera" Sharpton is a disgrace to his people he has whored them out for his personal money gain!.

and yes they should profile the public who kills,robs & hurts them.

[kenspin]

it's hard enough with police trying to meet illegal quotas... now we're going back to the Danny Glover Cab sht. I think it's disgusting that criminals do what they please and leave the waste for the good people to clean. Don't get me twisted, criminal are on every scale, it's just that some weaklings aren't powerful enough to handle the ones with money and power so they pick on the petty ones.

[harleybayo]

@kenspin what about the white man? 2,3 maybe 10 white guys in the last year did a cabby, how many latinos,blacks did a cabby, what about them! you sound racist bringing up the white guy, and is your black friend any better cause he works in corporate us, and are you profiling the cab driver as a racist? because you said "SINCE HE'S BLACK THE CABI WAS AFRAID AND ALMOST KILLED HIM!" intresting view you have of other people!

[kenspin]

@harleybayo I not blaming the cabi,I did say,I think it's disgusting that criminals do what they please and leave the waste for the good people to clean.That goes for all criminals!About corporate US,It's foolish 2 think I showed favor to corporate US through that description of a friend... won't touch that.The point,Our pants weren't saggin like this Mateo fellows says,we weren't leaving Manhattan,a thing they dread.My condolences to the families, I can empathize.

[kenspin]

Someone's fear of you can kill you. Let's be real and let's say sticking a gun in someone's face and using it is on the rise with young black and latino youths for whatever reason, who's goin to control them like other neighborhoods control their vices?The Cops, that's who! so until someone grassroots the stick up community, there will be more crime.look at the economy for some. But make no mistake, my constant point is every race commits crimes and everyone isn't guilty.

[deepcow]

Racial profile based on looks and race, its a matter of life and death, screw political correctness.

[Ojokernegro]

How about investing on bulletproof windows for cabs? No need to profile then right? Why avoid the simple solutions?

[fahQaszholez]

god damn coloreds are a big pain in the ass I tell ya

[justinC504]

@fahQaszholez Coloreds? Racist idiot, last I checked, its was a black cab driver that was shot asshole.

[fahQaszholez]

@justinC504

so what the fuck does that matter? he was shot by a colored you dumb fuck, and a half black half hispanic man even said himself the obvious thing that everybody knows, black and hispanics do almost all of the crime.

[justinC504]

@fahQaszholez Who cares what color he was. Actions are not based on skin color. And maybe you should check the FBI stats, most of the racial hate crimes are committed by whites, so your point?

[fahQaszholez]

@justinC504

yeah, theres not many racial hate crimes though, compared to all of the theft, robbery, rape, and murder perpetrated by blacks and hispanics, I'm not saying all blacks and hispanics are criminals, I'm just saying what everybody already knows; blacks and hispanics commit more violent crime and theft by a long shot than any other race groups, its statistical fact not opinion, and members of the race openly admit it, everybody knows this so arguing about it is pointless, your point?

[justinC504]

@fahQaszholez And like I said, mostly all the white collar crimes are unreported in the media do to corporal corruption. Sure, there is a high crime rate among Black and Hispanic, that is do to poverty. People living in poverty will be more likely to committ crimes. I'm sick of people stating that minorities are criminals then do not state why so many are criminals and how to fix it. You only state the problem but never a solution. And putting more Blacks and hispanics is prison will not work.

[fahQaszholez]

Ive been in poverty before,and I know plenty of others who have lived in poverty and NEVER turned to crime.

Poverty is an excuse.

Hip Hop gangster rap culture glorifies the thug life,and makes it cool to be a gangster.

Blacks and Hispanics drop out of school more than any other race,whos fault is that?They doom themselves from the beginning.

What about the blacks and hispanics who succeed that came from the same bad neighborhoods and poverty as thugs?

excuses,excuses,spare me...

[justinC504]

@fahQaszholez Two reasons why Black or Hispanics drop out of school.

One: Lack in effective staff member's ability to teach or inspire students to achieve.

Two: Economic or social problems going on at home.

Black and Hispanic schools are like prisons now.

[fahQaszholez]

Stop with the excuses already, black and hispanic kids dont take school seriously, most of them are too busy "thugging it".

There are some black and hispanic kids who go to the same schools and study work hard and succeed, so what's the difference?They're in the same classrooms and they live in the same neighborhoods as the kids who drop out, and they succeed, how do you explain that? It shows that success is possible, but most blacks and hispanics prefer to just fail and make excuses.

[SoundofGod]

@justinC504 Look, no one wants to publicly admit the truth: We dont want to be around Blacks or (non-english speaking) Hispanics. that's the 100% god's honest truth. If it werent' true, we would have integrated schools, towns, neighborhoods, grocery stores, night clubs, you name it. The simple truth is we don't want to associate with people who look different and act different. The solution is already happening - disassociation. We're already there. Look around you. It's natural.

[justinC504]

@fahQaszholez You can also say that White schools receive more state funding than Black and Hispanic schools. I've been to a low performance school, mostly 93% black. After I graduated, I couldn't get into the college I wanted because of my low ACT scores. So i went to a trade school and learned things I was never taught, took the ACT again and passed with a 25. It's not the students fault, it's the administration setup for them to fail.

[fahQaszholez]

Please,black and hispanic schools take more funding than any white public schools,they pump money into the schools in failing areas,THE KIDS DONT GIVE A FUCK,and it all starts with their sorry ass parents, they just pass the bullshit down from generation to generation, join a gang/click everybodys doing it, drop out, get pregnant, do drugs, fuck school, sell drugs, steal, get a criminal record, fucked for life, BLAME THE WHITE MAN,

they all had a choice to either study and work hard-or fail.

[SoundofGod]

@justinC504 "I couldn't get into the college I wanted because of my low ACT scores"

"It's not the students fault..." You even said yourself that YOUR SCORES didn't get you into college. When i took the SAT and ACT, the absolute last thing on my mind was "i wish the administration would have cared more about me." I thought "I should have paid more attention in History"

The new generation of blacks have learned nothing about personal accountablity. They have learned to point the finger.

[fahQaszholez]

finally somebody says what everybody already knows, spics and nigs are the worst criminals by far

[loukwon]

Mateo needs to be derported back to DR where racial profiling is accepted. MARICON.

[hek718]

self loathing. bring on all the racist trolls that will swear that white people dont commit any crimes.

[DoctorsAnLawyers]

Yes just tell the truth, it may just save someone's life. And how much did the nig get for the robbery, ten dollars ?

[2KGrind09]

"Its good that we are profiled sometimes" <<--- NY dumb

[rw5791]

I seen this dude before,he's one of the "latin kings",know what I'm sayin'?

Anyway,hey man,it's not just race.It's age,it's dress,it's body language.

Man,I can spot the goofs from a mile away,what you talkin' about?

[Masaka8]

Niggers are niggers and I don't respect them.

[dantaddei]

Tell it like it is. If you don't, you're a liar!

[findyouahome]

Fernando Mateo should lead the TSA!!!!! It is common sense...

Thank God... someone should have said this 30 years ago when all this stupid politically correct stuff started...

[SoundofGod]

FERNANDO MATEO DESERVES A MEDAL!!!!!!!!!!!

[louie000007]

@SoundofGod im Hispanic and i just thumbed you up.

[MikeTysonEatsKids]

@SoundofGod

i love him too1

[blknindyNY]

@SoundofGod YES HE DOES DESERVE A METAL. THING IS, SOME PEOPLE MAY GIVE HIM A MEDAL THAT WILL COME FROM THE OPEN END OF A HANDGUN.

NOT ME, BUT OTHERS MAY FEEL THAT WAY. I FEEL NOBODY SHOULD PROFILE. BUT VIOLENCE BEGETS VIOLENCE RATHER IT IS VERBAL OR PHYSICAL

[superwhiz88]

fk you .. al sharpton .. you fk head.. you always seems to stand on criminal's side ... if wasn't for azzhole like you ..

[jackzero99]

Speaking the truth is racist LOL

[blueiguy1]

DIDN"T A MUSLIM MAN GET HIS FACE SLASHED BY A WHITE MAN. I guess i must repent to white jesus and stop being black at night. But what if we just profile everybody!..... we should also racial profile whites on WALL STREET, and the catholic church and serial killers ! maybe Jews at banks! Muslims at the Airport. Mexicans at the Farm. I think that will solve our problems

[UncookedVanilla]

@blueiguy1 Yeah, a lone White guy is making millions of New yorkers live in fear.

[blueiguy1]

@UncookedVanilla yeah his name was Bernie Maddoff 50 BILLION CASH!

[2KGrind09]

@blueiguy1 How soon they forget.......

[GlobalMinority]

LOL - the truth is NOT PC. Al needs to stick a sock in it. The truth is never pretty. Look at the FBI stastics in this country (via DOJ) and it will show the "color of crime" and WHICH races commit the most. And furthermore "Hispanic" is not a race. The news caster should have just plainly said brown people from south of the border. And most Americans (sadly) confuse Spanish people (you no from Spain) with brown people. Spanish people from Spain are historically Caucasians, not brown.

[howardthecoward07]

They should profile 90% of the cab drivers killed in ny are killed by black & hispanics.

[Rightist2]

When I was there every yellow cab was driven by a muslim. When the muslims say their Friday prayers there are no Taxis to hail. I dont understand all this about a negro driver shot or a Latino representative for the Taxi drivers.

I have no time for negroes but I cant believe the effrontery of these muslims in assuming that they are less of a security risk.

[Rightist2]

I presume these muslims have no problem being profiled for anti-terror measures then?

[hangemhigh2000]

Being

SPANISH is not a race anymore than you being a Jackass. Or is it the Mexican race? Anyway, what school taught you this?

Even the Puerto Rico Race, never heard of it, son. Perry Mason

[housetaboo]

well in the usa it is a gangsta thug nation , money is everyones god in the usa ! mo money ! mo money ! iz bez gets mo money . thug low rider yo !

[donnygoat]

Yeah Al... it doesn't address the problem. Just like YOU never address any problem, you just grand stand.

Poser.

[housetaboo]

@donnygoat hey ! Al Sharpton makes a good living Racial Profiling