The NYPD Substantiated Its First Complaint Of Biased Policing But Not Against An Actual Officer
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One year after a city watch dog called out the NYPD for inadequate investigations into biased policing, the department has substantiated its very first complaint it received from the public. But the substantiated complaint is not against a police officer. It’s against a school safety agent.
According to the NYPD, the safety agent stopped a Brooklyn high school student wearing “clothing associated with the Muslim faith” and made a comment to the student that ISIS should be notified. Police officials said it is in the process of seeking discipline against the safety agent for profiling on the basis of race and religion.