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Sound Transit security pays $3K after ejecting Black woman from light rail station
Guards with Securitas were looking for a White vandal. Instead, they targeted the Seattle woman.
by David Kroman / December 5, 2018
Seattle University senior Mahogany Montgomery in her University District apartment building on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Montgomery settled with Sound Transit and Securitas for $2,800 after she was wrongfully removed from the University District light rail station in August. She claims she was racially profiled. "I want to see more people advocate for themselves," Montgomery says. "People won't always do the right thing the first time. People do have prejudices." (Photo by Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)
This past August, Mahogany Montgomery was on her way from Seattle to New York to attend a music festival. Her flight was early, so she was at the University of Washington light rail station at around 4:30 a.m., waiting for the first train to arrive.
While she waited, her luggage at her feet, she saw out of the corner of her eye security guards from Securitas, the multinational company that contracts with Sound Transit, the regional transit authority that operates the light rail. As the guards inched toward her and moved to within just a few feet, Montgomery said she heard their walkie-talkies rattle “go now.” They approached her and told her she needed to leave.
Montgomery asked them why, but the guards declined to say. She pulled out her phone to record and continued to ask them why. The guards maintained their silence as they escorted her into an elevator and up onto street level. She missed her train and was forced to take a $40 Uber to the airport.
by David Kroman / December 5, 2018
Seattle University senior Mahogany Montgomery in her University District apartment building on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Montgomery settled with Sound Transit and Securitas for $2,800 after she was wrongfully removed from the University District light rail station in August. She claims she was racially profiled. "I want to see more people advocate for themselves," Montgomery says. "People won't always do the right thing the first time. People do have prejudices." (Photo by Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)
This past August, Mahogany Montgomery was on her way from Seattle to New York to attend a music festival. Her flight was early, so she was at the University of Washington light rail station at around 4:30 a.m., waiting for the first train to arrive.
While she waited, her luggage at her feet, she saw out of the corner of her eye security guards from Securitas, the multinational company that contracts with Sound Transit, the regional transit authority that operates the light rail. As the guards inched toward her and moved to within just a few feet, Montgomery said she heard their walkie-talkies rattle “go now.” They approached her and told her she needed to leave.
Montgomery asked them why, but the guards declined to say. She pulled out her phone to record and continued to ask them why. The guards maintained their silence as they escorted her into an elevator and up onto street level. She missed her train and was forced to take a $40 Uber to the airport.
https://crosscut.com/2018/12/sound-transit-security-pays-3k-after-ejecting-black-woman-light-rail-station?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook-web-button&fbclid=IwAR1SDstevy5dL-drlPQWBn4RmSgrtQEqz2n3GEtM1OoPnYDknsgG60sHdEw
Oh FFS! They were looking for a white woman wearing red gloves so they go after the black woman wearing red shoes?!!! They should have been sued for a hell of a lot more than just $2,800! Make these assholes hurt! (Sorry for an almost rant, but this really makes me angry!)
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