NYPD Anti-Gun Task Force Targets Black Suspects, Calling Them ‘Animals’ – The ongoing controversy involving racial profiling in New York hit a fever pitch last month when allegations were made against a NYPD anti-gun unit and the racist tone set by its captain. A federal lawsuit brought by Det. Debra Lawson in March revealed that the unit captain James Coan routinely used the N-word and instructed White officers to shoot Black suspects in the head.
