Nashville mayoral candidate defends racial profiling in front of largely black audience
Nashville mayoral candidate Ralph Bristol defended racial profiling by police at a candidate forum Thursday night, setting off gasps among the largely black audience where he was appearing.
"Profiling is absolutely necessary," Bristol said when asked for his views on the topic. "Sometimes race might play some part in that."
"Obviously, that was unpopular," Bristol continued after the crowd at Meharry Medical College had time to collect themselves, "and I am not afraid to say unpopular things if the experts tell me that a particular characteristic is part of necessary profiling in order to prevent crimes against your families. I'm willing to offend you in order to protect your family."
Bristol, a former conservative radio talk show host on 99.7 WTN, was sharing the stage with three African-American mayoral candidates when he made the remarks.
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