Here is what street checks are for:  True story - It is a rainy night in Coquitlam, a suburb of Vancouver.  10:30 at night, three males are standing on a street corner.  Our nephew, 16 years old is walking home from working at a local restaurant.  The three guys jump him.  They are after his phone and jacket.  Should the police have checked these guys had they driven by?   Should their ethnicity or skin colour have any influence on the police checking them?   

Here is a chance for you to let me know what you think the police should be doing.  If you follow along with what the article and Mr. Cole suggest, they shouldn't be on the street at all, much less stopping and speaking with suspicious people.  

On the other hand, if you allow Mr. Cole and his advocates to have their way, then the police attitude will be:   F.I.D.O.   F........ It, Drive On.  As I said you get the kind of policing you deserve.   Don't take his claims as true, I think he is pushing an anti police agenda.