Detroit Police Chief Says Rep. Rashida Tlaib's Statements Are 'Racist'

Detroit Police Chief James Craig refuted assertions that only black analysts can identify black people in pictures.

Detroit, MI – The Detroit police chief on Thursday batted down U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Michigan) assertions that only African Americans can confirm the identities of other African Americans when analyzing hits on facial recognition software.

Detroit Police Chief James Craig called Tlaib’s suggestion that she only hire black people to be analysts appalling, FOX News reported.

"It's a software. It's biometrics," Chief Craig, who is African American, said. "And, to put race in it... we're talking about trained professionals. My staff goes through intense training with the FBI, and so they're not looking at race but it's measurements. We were appalled when she made this statement."

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