Beyond high-profile cases like that in Ferguson , there 's ongoing tension between cops , minorities . The police are often seen as the enemy of black people and they're also frequently accused of racial profiling by blacks who feel their lives have been unfairly scrutinized because of it. They say decision to stop the video begins , with a uniformed cop cursing from his cruiser as Taylor and a friend shelter from the rain at the entrance of his grandmother 's housing development waiting for a ride to their boxing gym . ` small-scale marijuana arrests will help but it 's not enough . ` ` Broken windows '' theory of policing leads to inequities in enforcement , they say .
Beyond high-profile cases like that in Ferguson , there 's ongoing tension between cops , minorities . The police are often seen as the enemy of black people and they're also frequently accused of racial profiling by blacks who feel their lives have been unfairly scrutinized because of it. They say decision to stop small-scale marijuana arrests will help but it 's not enough . ` ` Broken windows '' theory of policing leads to inequities in enforcement , they say .