Profile: William Celis

This is a well told, well documented story about a tremendous problem in our society. i live in south LA, and a few weeks ago, my street was blocked off because there was apparently an armed suspect loose in the neighborhood, so the police officer said. he was polite to me; i'm not black, but I am Latino and a college professor. i noticed that my black neighbors who had also been sent on the same detour I took, finally parked in front of their house about the same time I arrived at my house. they were hassled by the police. i was allowed to go into my home without a word. i have many african american friends who, for years, have experienced this. maybe if enough people file a complaint as Mr. Diallo did -- and keep filing and filing and filing -- the police will amend their behavior. but so much has already been written about this issue all over the country, and law enforcement behavior doesn't seem to change.  Bill Celis, Los Angeles.