Hot 97 & KISS FM Black Executive Terrence Battle Accuses NYPD of Racial Profilling

Terrence Battle, creative services manager at New York's popular radio stations Hot 97 and Kiss FM, is accusing the NYPD of racial profiling. According to the NY Daily News, Battle said cops ordered him out of a cab and frisked him right in front of his Brooklyn home just because he's black. He also told the newspaper that the incident has left him humiliated and furious.

"It was outrageous," Battle said. "But the sad part about it is it's an everyday occurrence. I can't say this is true for all police officers, but dealing with these officers, I was obviously considered a suspect." After a late night out at a Manhattan comedy club, the 37-year-old Battle took the subway to Brooklyn and then hailed a livery cab. When the driver stopped to drop Battle at his home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, three plainclothes cops from the 81st Precinct got out of their unmarked car, he said.

"I'm thinking, 'This may be about something the driver did - a broken taillight or something like that,'" Battle said. "They ask him if everything is okay and he goes, 'Yeah.' Then they turn their attention to me and ask me to get out of the car. "They said it was a routine stop, nothing personal." Battle said he told the two officers and a sergeant that he lived there and had done nothing wrong. Eventually, Battle got out of the car and let police frisk him, search his bag and jot down his personal information. Source: NY Daily News

Racial profiling is nothing new and it is not right. Battle has reportedly filed a complaint with the Internal Affairs Bureau and with the Civilian Complaint Review Board. In my view, if the police stop you, don't fight back or scream racism. They are just doing their jobs. Do you think Terrence Battle has a right to be angry with the police?