Peter Moskos: "In America, racial obsession hides a larger problem"

A former police officer in Baltimore and a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the New York academic was very shocked by the Floyd case, but he warns of the "taboos" of the debate on police violence, which mask the gigantic problems of violence and poverty of the black ghettos.

LE FIGARO. - You are a former police officer and a university specialist in police matters. What was your reaction when you saw the video of Derek Chauvin, the knee resting on George Floyd's neck for eight long minutes that led to his death?

Peter MOSKOS. - It was very difficult to watch. My first reaction, usually, when I watch this type of video, is to watch it from the police point of view, because often, even in controversial cases, I can say to myself: OK, the cop did that because he thought that ... But the behavior of this police officer made no sense. I thought to myself: what the ass is doing

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