What Chuck Bryant has said about Racial bias in 911 calls and policing

2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 6, 2026

Chuck Bryant, Co-host of Stuff You Should Know, has been quoted on Racial bias in 911 calls and policing 2 times in 1 episode of Stuff You Should Know, most recently on June 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Bryant argues that the 'suspicious person' category is problematic because it depends on human perception, which can be racially biased.

    “that's where it gets dodgy because that comes down to a human being's perception, which can be very tilted”

    Stuff You Should Know: Selects: 911 Is Not a Joke (Jun 6, 2026) · Listen from 11:31

  • Bryant cites a 2013 ACLU study finding much slower police response times in Chicago's Black Grand Crossing neighborhood than in white Jefferson Park.

    “waited 11 minutes for a cop to come after a priority call, two and a half minutes for the predominantly white neighborhood of Jefferson Park”

    Stuff You Should Know: Selects: 911 Is Not a Joke (Jun 6, 2026) · Listen from 56:29

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