Let's not forget
he's black, and probably understands racism in the public service more than most, even though he himself is mayor.
There was a study done by and on the local police force up here (ie- Kingston Police Department) about stops; the first ever attempt to gather race statistics by police in this country evah. To start with, I'm going to give kudos to the local Chief of Police here (Bill Closs) for having the guts to stand up to both the police union and to various gov't departments that didn't want to have this study happen, and the result was pretty predictable to anyone who has eyes, ears, and any curiousity about the community: blacks were twice as likely to be stopped, and natives six times as likely to be stopped.
