IN THE NEWS: Commentator Pulls on Eyes to Show What a Chinese Suspect Would Look Like

Former Detective Rod Wheeler (Black) appeared on Fox News Channel in a segment on whether the police were using racial profiling, when describing a rapist as Hispanic. When speaking, Mr. Wheeler said that the witnesses didn’t describe an Asian and he pulled on the corners of his eyes. Clearly, this was a very ignorant thing to do and would rightly draw attention.

To see the video that’s making news, check out this YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7uvctJGxF8

Mr. Wheeler was on a roll, so he also made a bad West Indian accented “ganja” reference to say that might be a way for someone to indicate that a suspect was Jamaican.