[NU Sports] McGee Fire or Not

[Hakirsch at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/23/2007 4:21:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tbng at comcast.net writes:

> It is also possible that as an African American, he might have been in the 
> >wrong part of Tulsa.
> 
> I was wondering how long it would take for the race card to get slapped onto 
> 
> the table.  The man was going twenty miles per hour over the speed limit, so 
> 
> it is hardly surprising that the cop pulls him over.  McGee rolls down the 
> window and before those immortal words "May I see your license and 
> registration please?" are uttered the cop's olfactory nerves sense the 
> unmistakable odor of liquor breath.  "Out of the car, sir.  Breathe into 
> this."  Seems pretty simple to me.  There but for the grace of God go you 
> and I. 
> 
> 

The previous e-mail you are referring to did not say that race was the 
reason, only suggesting that it could have been--I certainly do not know the 
details--and as Paul said we don't even know if the 20 mph over the limit was 
accurate or just a charge from the cop--We do know that a number of studies indicate 
that African-Americans do get randomly  stopped on the road 
disproportionately--I suspect that in this instance it wasn't the case--it is likely as you 
described--on the other hand, I wouldn't bet my life on that

Harry