McCormack’s remarks on the tape show a commander fiercely committed to protecting the almost exclusively black and Hispanic residents of his precinct. “The point here is that 99 percent of the people in this community are great, hardworking people who deserve to walk to the train stop, walk to their car, walk to the store [without fear of getting shot],” he tells Serrano. But Serrano’s work effort is not bringing them the safety that they deserve, McCormack admonishes: a 23 percent rise in robberies and a 12 percent rise in grand larcenies last year means that “to stop two people, you know, to see only two things going on, that’s almost like you’re purposely not doing your job at all. . . . You’re not going out there and being proactive in helping these people try to better their lives.” McCormack emphasizes the tragic toll of each shooting:
Color Them Blind by Heather Mac Donald - City Journal
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