--- description: The threat of racial profiling by white officers isn't limited to black civilians, a new report suggests, but includes off-duty black cops title: Black Cops in NYC Recall Racial Profiling by White Officers image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f3bcc23938ea832/69877726e53aba1de74d6bd1/rtr4j3rm.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Black Cops in NYC Recall Being Profiled by White Officers ## Video: Behind the Video of a Deadly Confrontation With Police [Watch (HLS stream): Behind the Video of a Deadly Confrontation With Police](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/QGZo2z1Q.m3u8) (3:49)  _Published 2014-07-22. TIME interviews the man who captured a fatal incident between Eric Garner and NYPD officers_ by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2014 9:29 PM CUT  Retired NYPD detective Harold Thomas poses with his retired NYPD identification card in West Hempstead, New York Dec. 17, 2014. Retired NYPD detective Harold Thomas poses with his retired NYPD identification card in West Hempstead, New York Dec. 17, 2014.Shannon Stapleton—Reuters by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2014 9:29 PM CUT Racial profiling by white police officers in New York City isn’t limited to black civilians, a new [report](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/23/us-usa-police-nypd-race-insight-idUSKBN0K11EV20141223 "undefined") suggests, but also includes off-duty black cops. At a time of heightened tension between law enforcement and communities around the U.S., Reuters interviewed 25 current or retired New York cops. All but one said they had been profiled by white officers when off the clock and out of uniform. Some recalled having their heads pushed against vehicles, guns waved in their faces, being tossed into prison vans or stopped and frisked while shopping. A third of those who were interviewed said they reported the encounters to their supervisors, but only one said that the complaint wasn’t dismissed or used against them — by denying promotions or overtime — after the fact. 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