San Jose POA President, in open letter to the community | American Police Beat

by Paul Kelly, President, San Jose Police Officers Association

About a month ago, I was working in full uniform in a marked police vehicle when I was pulled over to the side of the road in our downtown area. I watched two young African-American teenagers, each one probably around 18 years old, walking across the street right in front of me. Both couldn’t take their eyes off me. They both stared at me with what appeared to be anger and disgust.