Why Are Police Called on People of Color Who Haven't Committed a Crime?

'The public witnessed yet another incident of a white person calling the police on a person of color when no crime had been committed. A White Yale student called 911 on a fellow student, who was taking a nap in the campus lounge. It’s just the latest in a string of similar incidents where the police have been called for discriminatory reasons, or for no reason at all. Dr. Jason Johnson, professor at Morgan State University and politics editor for The Root, has been writing about this issue extensively. Johnson joins the program to look at the context around this behavior — why white people rely on and trust the cops to intervene — and what the consequences are for people of color.' --The Takeaway