'Not a racially motivated issue': N.C. mayor defends violent arrest of black man at Waffle House

[oberliner]

The mayor of the North Carolina town where a 22-year-old black man’s violent arrest in a Waffle House has drawn wide scrutiny and prompted an internal investigation defended the police in a video he posted Friday.

“This is not a racially motivated issue,” Warsaw Mayor A.J. Connors said in the video. “This was just a young man who had broken the law and a law enforcement officer arrested him.”

The video of Anthony Wall’s struggle with a police officer has drawn outraged reactions from across the country and criticism from organizations such as the NAACP. It is one of a surge of videos recently that have reinvigorated a long-simmering debate about the treatment of minorities in public spaces and at the hands of police.

Wall, who had taken his 16-year-old sister to prom, had gotten into an argument with people at the restaurant when someone at the restaurant called the police. It’s unclear whether it was a Waffle House employee.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/05/11/not-a-racially-motivated-issue-n-c-mayor-defends-violent-arrest-of-black-man-at-waffle-house/?utm_term=.1643f852738d

[Demsrule86]

1. Piece of shit racist scum police chief...and his racist scum cop...get rid of both.

[oberliner]

2. What about the mayor?

What do you think is going on with his take on things?

[NCTraveler]

4. I think he is the Chaplian for the police department...

And we have seen historically, mainly by way of union reps and those on the inside, that the blue wall knows no skin color.

[Demsrule86]

8. He should be impeached...or kicked out of office if he does not address this ...has to stop.

[unc70]

3. The SBI is investigating

[sinkingfeeling]

5. So, arguing in a restaurant is a crime?

[oberliner]

6. Disturbing the Peace

Disturbing the peace, also known as breach of the peace, is a criminal offense that occurs when a person engages in some form of disorderly conduct, such as fighting or causing excessively loud noise. When a person's words or conduct jeopardizes another person's right to peace and tranquility, he or she may be charged with disturbing the peace.

https://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-charges/disturbing-the-peace.html

[GeorgeGist]

7. So why haven't they busted ...

Trump?

[Demsrule86]

9. Trumped up charge like resisting arrest when they got nothing.

Hard for me to believe you constantly defend this stuff.

[Demsrule86]

10. Oh and the sight of a Black person always disturbs racist losers 'peace of mind'.

[gollygee]

11. Very subjectively written

which is convenient for people who want to have an excuse to arrest people for no real reason.

[salin]

13. Interesting, addresses intent of call - but not the degree of violence

in the interaction - the choking (with the arms up) and throw to the ground.

If I recall correctly, when the story first appeared, the young man in question admitted that his behavior in the restaurant resulted in the call - he did not dispute that. The issue was the degree of force applied. Which isn't addressed in this piece.