NYPD Police Union Boss: Sorry For Sharing Racist Video, 'I Have Black Friends'

The president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, New York City's second-largest police union, says he should not face consequences for circulating an explicitly racist video—in which black people are referred to as "monsters" and public housing as a "war zone"—because it was an "honest mistake."
Video here:
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The 15-minute clip depicts a police shooting in Los Angeles, and features narration by Willie Shields, a radio host and conspiracist, reading a letter from an unnamed police officer. "The projects will always be dens of crime and violence," the narrator asserts. "Cops will continue to wade into that fray and blacks will continue to attack and ambush us forever."

It continues: "Section 8 scam artists and welfare queens have mastered the art of gaming the taxpayer. Bounce from baby mama to baby mama, impregnate as many women as possible."
https://gothamist.com/2019/08/14/sba..._sorry_for.php