Police brutality. In addition to standing up to police brutality, Mookie also did the right thing due to Sal's racism towards Mookie and his clients. Furthermore, Mookie did the right thing because of Sal's racism towards his customers. He is racist towards everyone except Jane, Mookie's sister who Sal is interested in. The only reason Sal is in the ghetto is because he makes a lot of money in that area. Sal tolerates his customers only because he knows that if he does something wrong, he could lose all his customers. One situation where Sal is racist towards his client is when Buggin Out asks Sal why he doesn't have brothers on the wall, then Sal tells him that if he wants brothers on the wall then he can get his own place. Buggin Out asks, "Yo Mookie, why ain't there no bros on the wall?" Mookie says, "I don't know, ask Sal." Then Sal says, “You want the brothers on the wall to have your place. Do what you want to do...but this is my pizzeria. Only Italian Americans on my wall. Buggin Out retaliates and says, “Well, this is yours and I rarely see Italian Americans eating here. I only see black people, and since we spend a lot of money here, I have something to say. Sal has had enough at this point and asks Buggin out