Colorado cops detain black man at gunpoint for picking up trash: 'This is my house -- I live here'

[MrScorpio]

TRAVIS GETTYS
06 MAR 2019 AT 06:24 ET

Boulder police detain black man for picking up trash (YouTube)

Police detained a black Colorado man who was picking up trash outside his own home.

A Boulder police officer questioned the man after spotting him Friday morning picking up trash with a clamper in a partially enclosed patio behind a “private property” sign, and he asked whether the man was authorized to be there, reported The Daily Camera.

The man, whose identity has not been released, told the officer he lived and worked in the building, and presented his school identification card, but the officer detained him for further investigation and called for additional assistance, saying the man was uncooperative.

A roommate began recording the encounter, and video posted online shows the man trying to explain that he lives in the building and did not have a weapon.

“You’re on my property with a gun in your hand, threatening to shoot me, because I’m picking up trash,” the man says. “I don’t have a weapon! This is a bucket, this is a clamp.”

“I’m not sitting down and you can’t make me,” the man says as additional officers arrive. “This is my property, this is my house — I live here.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/colorado-cops-detain-black-man-gunpoint-picking-trash-house-live/?comments=disqus

Apparently, we can add "picking up trash in front of one's own home while black" to the list.

[Sinistrous]

1. Another cop who needs to be fired and

blackballed for life from all positions of authority.

[sarge43]

10. Won't happen.

They'll just claim the man looked suspicious and they felt threatened. That always works.

The man is lucky those creeps didn't shoot him in the back.

Just another day in America

[Sinistrous]

21. That's because I'm not in charge.

[uponit7771]

20. +1

[ck4829]

2. K&R

[DontBooVote]

3. Could you please post the video link? I don't

go to Raw Story because their 50 ads crash my machine.

[MrScorpio]

5. Here you go!

[DontBooVote]

6. Thank you very much!!

[DontBooVote]

8. I am only 1/4 of the way through the vid and this is terrifying!

Holy shit!

[femmedem]

43. I fear this would have turned out much worse had the cops not known they were being videotaped.

Thank god the roommate was home and had the presence of mind to start videotaping it, and the courage to let the cops know.

[oasis]

55. Thanks for the video. nt

[PatSeg]

59. What kind of wimps do we hire today as police officers?

Guy calls for backup of EIGHT cops for a guy picking up trash in his own yard! Just imagine what he'd be like if he was dealing with a really dangerous and armed criminal. No wonder so many unarmed men get shot or tazed these days. Today's cops think anything and everything is a threat to their life. We've seen cops taze old ladies, pregnant women, children, and even handicapped people in wheel chairs.

I remember a man in a diabetic coma being dragged out of his car and "taken down" and even kicked by five or six brave cops. Then the one gutless wonder turned around and asked "Is everyone okay?" Seriously. The man was in a friggin' coma. I don't know if it is really bad training or poor screening in the hiring process, but I think it is probably both.

This is disgusting.

[Soxfan58]

106. Not backup

Witnesses, to back up their lies if something goes wrong.

[PatSeg]

108. Good point

And in the process they can all have a party kicking the crap out of someone.

[PatSeg]

58. Yeah, I'm kind of done with Raw Story

and a few others. It slows down my computer and all the flashing is so disturbing. The Hill is really bad as well.

[DontBooVote]

61. Auto-playing multiple video ads as well as have two or three scripts that refresh every

few seconds is just completely ridiculous. And especially considering that Raw Story rips off nearly everything they post from other sources with click-bait headlines.

I'm looking at you, too, Huffpo and Salon.com.

It has been so liberating freeing myself up from both corporate media and click-bait plagiarism and all the outrage, the sensationalism, the obfuscation, the manipulation, the gas-lighting, and the propaganda and lies.

[PatSeg]

71. I wonder if these sites realize

that this constant flashing and movement is keeping people from going to their sites. Raw Story, Huffpo, and Salon.com are all sites that I used to visit frequently. If I'm on my PC it is relatively annoying, but on my laptop, it is almost impossible to read anything. Those ads aren't drawing attention, they are pushing people away.

I don't mind a few ads, but video, gifs, and pop-up windows give me a headache.

[DFW]

4. Even today there are still cops everywhere looking for an excuse to pull out their guns

Preferably to point at some black guy who is alone and unarmed.

I have to wonder who the hell screens these goons before giving them badges and weapons.

[Lonestarblue]

15. The FBI warned about the KKK in police forces decades ago.

The killings are no accident. The militarization of local police is no accident. Many police forces have been infiltrated by white nationalists, and their mantra is to shoot to kill first and then claim fear for their lives. And they’ve gotten away with it because the police supervisors and some courts are okay with killing innocent black people. If you’re black, you already live in a police state. White people don’t.

[2naSalit]

37. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++!

[IronLionZion]

42. More diverse police forces could help in some cases

where the officers should be from and look like the communities they serve.

The military equipment is completely unnecessary in most cases. When they have the equipment, they are more likely to look for a reason to use it. A lot of defense contractors got wealthy from that dangerous policy.

[mr_lebowski]

54. YUP! (nt)

[kag]

82. Unfortunately this police force does look a lot like the community it serves.

I've lived twelve miles west of Boulder for 25 years, and despite being a "college town" it is an extremely white population. There is a fairly big Hispanic community, but very few African Americans.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. It just never ends with these motherfuckers, does it. nt

[calimary]

9. Sure doesn't, my friend.

Sure doesn’t.

[marble falls]

11. That man was so close to being shot.

[pangaia]

33. Boy you said it.

I certainly understand his being so pissed off at having to put up with this shit... but.. he is lucky he is still alive...

[FailureToCommunicate]

12. Gotta wonder who called the cops on him in the first place. 'Nosey Neighbor Nancy'?

[cstanleytech]

18. Agreed, this is more of an issue of the person who called the police rather than the

police themselves.

[Cosmocat]

22. Eh

I get that point, but christ on a stick, that was some high octane group think stupid by the police there until someone managed to get a brain ...

[cstanleytech]

23. That kind of happens when the standards get lowered in general natiowide.

[LanternWaste]

67. No. No, that's not the issue at all.

What specifically leads you to believe that's the issue rather than obvious alternative?

[yardwork]

91. I disagree. The officer who responded escalated the situation by pulling his gun.

[cstanleytech]

92. Oh, that escalated all right however according to someone else an officer also

started the event as they said no one called it in rather the officer saw him cleaning and started the whole thing.

[yardwork]

100. The same officer.

[cstanleytech]

103. Well if they do not lose their job (which they should) hopefully

they will be put on permanent desk duty.

[tblue37]

27. Looks like no one called. From the article:

A Boulder police officer questioned the man after spotting him Friday morning picking up trash with a clamper in a partially enclosed patio behind a “private property” sign, and he asked whether the man was authorized to be there, reported The Daily Camera

[cstanleytech]

30. Really? Sounds like that officer needs to be removed from the streets and moved where they cannot

cause any harm.

[kag]

83. He's now on paid admin leave.

The updated story says he's now riding a desk for a while. Probably just until the story dies down, then they'll send him and his gun back out to threaten other dangerous POC who are, say, rescuing stray dogs or helping someone change a flat tire. Can't have that, now.

[marble falls]

35. The guy was black so obviously he was a homeless guy picking up cans for salvage.

Police never ever look for a good explanation.

[BSdetect]

13. These idiots need serious treatment

[tblue37]

28. See my post #27, right above yours. nt

[IronLionZion]

14. In liberal Boulder

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

65. In lily white Boulder.

I hope it's changed since I moved away in 1990, but I almost never saw anyone that wasn't white when I lived there.

[kag]

84. Nope, still pretty white.

I live in Nederland, and spend a lot of time in Boulder. There's a decent sized Hispanic community, but very few African Americans. And the Boulder cops are still as white and as dumb as ever.

[ProudLib72]

114. Nope. If anything it's worse

I live in Boulder now, and I can't take how white it is. I lived and taught in Aurora for ten years (still commute down there twice a week for work), where white is the minority. That's what I'm used to. Several years ago I had a student who wanted to go to CU until she came up to visit the campus. She told me that everyone stared at her and made her uncomfortable. I've overheard other students saying basically the same thing about their experience visiting Boulder.

I had a discussion not an hour ago with my friend who has lived here longer than me. We both agreed that there is a serious problem with Boulder in the melanin department.

[Cha]

72. Ikr.. that was my first thought.

[yardwork]

16. I expect there to be a full investigation. This is ridiculous.

[Ferrets are Cool]

70. I hope you don't hold your breath for

a REAL investigation.

[DirtEdonE]

17. This is what you get when you recycle people

From combat gear to police uniforms.

Many of today's cops are just chickenshit to boot. That's why they go right to the firearm. We're just the enemy to them. Especially if you're guilty of being black or brown.

We need to disband all police unions and get these maniacs back in line. They should be held to a HIGHER standard than the people they are sworn to serve and protect. LOFL

Hey, cops, here's a very short test to determine whether or not you should be in blue:

If you believe, as I've heard cops express over and over again, that your first priority is to get home at night, don't be a cop.

If you've been on multiple deployments to the point where you can't seem to recognize the USA from Iraq or Afghanistan, the same rule applies. Don't be a cop.

If you're a magat, don't be a cop.

[Perseus]

19. Read loanstarblue's comment, that is the real problem

And with the orange buffoon it is getting worst

[DirtEdonE]

24. I agree rabid right wing KKK infiltration

Is part of the problem but they've infiltrated the military as well.

We're training racists in our military in foreign war zones to come back and use those tactics on American citizens.

[marble falls]

36. Bingo! Bingo! Bingo!!!!!!!!

[Baconator]

94. Out of curiosity....

What do you think their first priority should be?

[DirtEdonE]

101. Two priorities

It usually says it on the side of their taxpayer purchased police cars - TO PROTECT AND SERVE.

Justice for us not just us for them.

[Baconator]

110. That doesn't mean their personal safety becomes secondary...

[DirtEdonE]

111. If you want to be a cop

You have to be ready to put your life on the line for others.

Or at least that's the way it used to be before cops could shoot people dead any time they feel threatened - which is always these days because, as I said, they're one click away from being back in Iraq or Afghanistan. Look up civil service veteran's preference and you'll see the pipeline they've developed to recycle olive drab into blue.

But you probably already know that.

[Baconator]

112. I am supremely confident you don't know how things "used to be" for cops...

... back in the day.

The shit they got up to would curl your hair.

[DirtEdonE]

113. You're pretty confident for someone who doesn't know anything about me

I know what they got up to. And I can see what they're getting up to today.

There have always been plenty of bad cops but I don't remember them shooting black people like they were at the penny arcade the way they do today.

I hope you're not a cop.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

25. A militarized police force mixed with racism is very dangerous.

In many cases like this, I blame city administration and police force top officials as much as the street cops.

I'm admittedly not an expert on this but from what I understand, our police forces are being trained using military-like tactics, much of which is a hangover effect from 9/11 relating to terrorism, along with a fear of criminal gangs. I believe much of their training is done by private firms. I suspect that's where the hyper self-protective/shoot-to-kill attitudes originate. Those attitudes are amplified by the ultra-masculine personality that seems to come with the badge for many in uniform.

Much of this insanity comes from administrative people trying to protect their jobs by hyping citizens with the "making you safer" bullshit. That trickles down throughout the ranks.

IMO, our police forces need to be demilitarized and returned to better closeness to our citizens and community - along with anti-racism, anti-xenophobia and anti-misogynistic social skills and tactical training. That includes training of their top brass.

Don't get me wrong on this issue - I believe we do have some forces that get this and are doing it right. We should somehow be complimenting them as much as we are criticizing this event.

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[pangaia]

34. Well said...

And just think WHAT KIND OF ASSHOLE actually NEEDS "anti-racism, anti-xenophobia and anti-misogynistic social skills " training ????

[marble falls]

39. You know who else wore black uniforms with all sorts of silver badges and chains ...

no more military looking cops.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

45. I get your point quite well, but....

a uniform is supposed to garner respect from the citizenry, not fear. It's also necessary in some form for fast visual identification. Your top photo does seem to indicate an excess of paraphernalia beyond a clean, basic uniform. IMO, the military arm insignia is uncalled for.

However, no matter what they're wearing, with few exceptions they will perform only in the manner they have been ordered and trained to follow. Unfortunately, the authority vested in cops simply invites abuse, and it takes very strong leadership and administration to curb those primitive urges.

Speaking as a male that knows what our testosterone-driven egos can do (which your lower photo proves), men with powerful authority like soldiers, cops and corporate CEOs need strong oversight. This OP (along with a good post by a DU'er who has lived there) suggests this city is highly lacking in that regard.

[marble falls]

47. I did not mean to suggest we need an all plain clothes police corps. I do want the ...

uniforms demilitarized. Being armed with a shiny badge should give any citizen reality check enough.

More like this:

[KY_EnviroGuy]

98. Thanks, and I agree.

I think a good test would be how children react to them. If children feel comfortable and not fearful, but approachable by the officers, then so should most adults.

I've never figured out why so many public service officers wear very dark clothing. That seems counter-intuitive to making citizens feel comfortable around them. I was a volunteer firefighter for a number of years and our dress uniforms were dark navy. Hot as hell in the summer.

[zipplewrath]

57. Doesn't have to be military in nature

There was a police chief in this country that took to removing all the military style features of the uniform. Basically his officers tended to wear polo/golf type shirts and ball caps. I'd go further and remove military ranks and salutes. Stick to functional names like patrolman, detective, supervisor, "Head of the police" and the like. And STOP referring to citizens as "civilians".

[happybird]

48. I agree.

Your post made me think of this image:

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[KY_EnviroGuy]

50. Exactly, and thank you. Those little photos speak volumes!

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[marble falls]

99. Nice find. Thanks.

[Anon-C]

102. ...

[Haggis for Breakfast]

77. I remembered that during the "W" years, all police departments

were having military equipment equipment, guns and materiel pushed at them. Armed personnel/troop carriers, assault rifles, etc. It was ridiculous. A police chief in Vermont went on record to reveal how over-the-top it had all become. He said that he could get a submarine if he wanted one. (Note to the geographically-challenged: Vermont is a land-locked state.)

It seems that not only is the gear taking on militaristic attitudes, now the cops are behaving like an invasion force.

This is out of control.

P/S Thanks for the video.

[ROB-ROX]

26. The COP should be be PUNISHED

The INSANE ones are now being given a BADGE & GUN then unleashed on the public. I pray the man insulted becomes a millionaire from the BIG mistake made by an improperly trained person with a badge. When innocent people have to video an interaction with a public servant it is a dangerous time. I am so glad the man was not SHOT by the deranged COP........

[Miles Archer]

29. I lived in Colorado Springs for a year...

...the cops there have a well-deserved reputation for being bullying, intimidating, and they love to treat law-abiding citizens like criminals.

The speed limit around the schools is 15 mph. They sit in "zero tolerance" speed traps 5 days a week. I'm not kidding...they write tickets for going 16 mph. That is the primary police activity you will see in Colorado Springs.

I was sitting in a parking lot, waiting for the IRS to come back from their lunch break. I was surrounded by three cop cars that pinned me in. They ran my licence, plates and registration. I have NOTHING on my "rap sheet"...NOTHING. I showed them the letter I brought to discuss with the IRS. I went in at 1:00 when the office opened and the cops were still there, waiting for me to come out. They didn't move. I had to back in and out several times to get out of my space and they just sat there watching me. As I left the lot, they were clearly waiting for me to be long gone before leaving themselves. They told me that an employee at the motel in the same complex made a 911 call and said that I was dealing drugs. One of the cops asked me "Do you know what goes on in this parking lot?" I told him that I didn't, that I lived on the other side of town and had to use my GPS to find it. I told him "I am not here to deal drugs, I am here to see the IRS" and handed him the letter.

This should not matter, but at the time I was a well-dressed, well-groomed white man in his 50s driving a spotless Honda Pilot. So do the math and you'll easily see how they process a black man picking up trash in his own yard.

My dad was a cop, and my girlfriend's dad was chief of police. I grew up around cops. Colorado cops are different. If you had shown me this story without the identifying information, my immediate reaction would have been "Where did this happen...Colorado?"

[KY_EnviroGuy]

52. Thanks for sharing that, Miles.

As I reflected on in post No. 25, these events are indicators of a pervasive attitude that is top-down and not just that of the individual cop on the street. Makes me think of the My Lai massacre in 'Nam. There's no way cops would behave like this unless it's sanctioned by the top brass and city officials and ingrained in their culture.

Disciplining these cops won't achieve much at all (symbolic only) unless the city fesses up to being rotten to the core and makes serious changes in their leadership. That's a move that likely would have to start at the polls, to install more lawful (and less militant) city leaders.

[dalton99a]

73. Damn.

[kag]

86. I've lived in Colorado for almost thirty years now, and I whole-heartedly agree.

I live a few miles west of Boulder, and this story, while infuriating, doesn't surprise me. I've had decent interactions with cops in other towns around here, but Boulder cops are just consistently obnoxious and stupid.

This is the same department that produced the cop who shot and killed a bull elk in a Boulder neighborhood a few years ago, pissing off the whole community.

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_26429509/mapleton-elk-sentencing-sam-carter-boulder-police

I actually fought a speeding ticket in Boulder several years ago, and WON because the idiot cop didn't know how to use his LiDAR gun.

Let me say for the record, that I generally respect police officers. I've known some truly heroic cops, and I am grateful every day for the ones who do their jobs with professionalism, dignity, and humility. But Boulder cops...Jeesh! I don't know where they do their recruiting, but you would have to work hard to find worse cops than the ones in Boulder.

[onetexan]

87. i'm horrified by the video and couldn't believe this happened in Colorado, and esp'ly @Boulder

I had thought the state is much more diverse, and that the local police forces would not be profiling like this. I am completely repulsed by this shocking video. No doubt there are racist members of the law enforcement whose behavior continue to be tolerated. It's sad that Colorado, such a naturally beautiful state i've vacationed at many times would have such systemic problems in its local police forces. Hopefully the new Dems governor can bring about some changes to improve race relations here. I'm hoping someone has reported this incident to him.

[Baconator]

95. I was in the Springs for a few years but never had any bad interactions...

YMMV...

[Miles Archer]

96. It was one incident that was bad enough to help define my experience.

My sister and brother in law have lived there since 2003 and have more stories than I do. One interaction doesn't mean it's that way 365 days a year with every cop you came across. The three that pinned me in that day were punks. Punks on the police force in the Springs is not an anomaly. And they do love those 16 MPH speed traps.

[spike jones]

31. Blue by Day, White by Night- Contravene

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[pangaia]

32. Fuck those cops. fire them.. ha ha THAT is going to happen.

My brother-in-law is black. My sister, like me, is white. The live in Long Beach. simple but very nice neighborhood close to UCLB..mostly white but also well mixed with Hispanic, African American, and about 1/2 mile away Vietnamese,, etc...Lived there for maybe 25 years.. retired...have two rottweilers.. Whenever they go out to walk, which is 2x/day, they ALWAYS go the same route because they feel safer since they hope everybody recognized them...

I kid you not.. they worry every time they go out. This shit is why.. dumb fucking white racist cops... who probably barely got out of 3rd grade...

[AllyCat]

90. This is terrible. I'm so sorry they cannot feel safe anywhere

Let alone their own neighborhood.

[pangaia]

93. To be honest, I have always thought my BIL is a little paranoid...

and you know, he may well be, to a degree, or at least he lets his fear affect what he does sometimes.. maybe sometimes 'over-cautious" but-- can I REALLY know that..? of course not...... nevertheless his fear it is obviously grounded in fact.. I can not imagine the feeling and I certainly respect his actions... But I think I exaggerate... He's a happy, brilliant, funny guy..
He also has 4 motorcycles, they have 4 cars, 3 bicycles,stay healthy...

I'm taking my sister to Japan next week as I know Kyoto faitly well and she wants to go there...... actually joining her on a 'group tour' for the cheap price, but once there we won't go with the tour....:&gt )).. He didn't want to go.. 1- he doesn't like to travel much and 2- yes, he is a little concerned about.... being black in Kyoto....

[malaise]

38. And they told us it was post-racial America

What a sick joke

[Cold War Spook]

40. Why the cops were called is one thing.

Refusing to put down your stick and bucket are another. Don't argue with the cops no matter who is right or wrong. You have a weapon in your hand and the police will not approach you until you put it down. Empty your hands and do NOT reach for your wallet. Let the officers tell you what to do. You just might get to live a little longer.

[FailureToCommunicate]

49. Sure, compliance works swell...if you're WHITE.

[Cold War Spook]

68. An non-compliance triples your chances of getting shot.

You are dealing with cops. Even good cops spend most of their time with bad people. Every person except for family, other cops and very good friends are considered bad people. They get to stay alive longer that way. I had friends in Florida that were cops. I knew they trusted me because since I didn't drink I was not only the designated driver, I always carried my .357 mag.

[NutmegYankee]

74. People of color just walked to the back of the bus until one finally said "No".

It's time for police to get that treatment - their power is now too great.

[Cold War Spook]

88. Rosa Parks was not armed.

My original post was written before I read that he showed the officer an ID. At that point, the officer should have left. Still, when you, Black or White, are stopped by the police, if you have something in your hand that can be considered a weapon, drop it. Follow the police officers directions. Will you still be shot? Maybe, but the chances of you living are greatly increased if you do what he or she says. In this case, he knew the situation was being recorded.

[NutmegYankee]

89. The guy in the video wasn't armed.

The cop was just trying to justify murdering him.

[Cold War Spook]

104. He was holding a stick to pick up trash, that is a weapon.

Those sticks have a pointed nail at the end to pick up the trash. He refused to drop it, that makes it a weapon.

[padah513]

107. ...

[janterry]

105. I agree

the yelling didn't help, either. I know you can yell (and understand why one would).

But I think the best thing is to do just what you are told. Protest afterwards. Ask questions, make them justify if they are escalating it.

But follow direct orders.

(And Video tape, if you can).

There will be time to protest afterwards (and they should!)

[Hassin Bin Sober]

41. Drop the weapon? Wtf. They were setting up a kill.

That’s the new tactic now that they know they are on cameras everywhere. “Stop resisting! Drop the weapon! Don’t go for my gun!”

Rather than train the cops to NOT shoot unarmed people they train them to cover their ass. Shoot first and make up excuses later.

[Mariana]

69. Yes, I think you're right. nt.

[dalton99a]

81. Shoot first, make up excuses, get a long paid vacation

and then receive a stress disability pension from the stress shooting the victim

[47of74]

44. Prison guard rejects? Those become cops.

[safeinOhio]

46. Five percent of LEOs are nice honest folks.

The other 95% make them look bad.

[Blue_Tires]

51. Until cops start being held accountable, this will only get worse.

[niyad]

53. I would have thought that Boulder police officers would be better trained.

[generalbetrayus]

80. No, this is the same crew who screwed any chance of ever convicting someone

for Jon-Benet Ramsey's murder by allowing family members to stay at and pollute the crime scene, even letting them help search the house for her! I've had a couple of run-ins with Boulder police (I've lived in Boulder and nearby Boulder County towns since 1975) and neither was pleasant. And I'm white!

[niyad]

97. how well I remember that case. I had thought they had gotten better training

since then. I am sorry you have had to deal with them.

[Mariana]

56. Notice how all the cops on the scene participated in the fun.

It didn't occur to any of them to say to the others, "Hey assholes, put your guns away, the guy's holding a trash picker!" Please, someone, tell me again how it's just a few bad apples and most cops are just wonderful people.

[KT2000]

63. thought the same

they cover each other no matter what and would not step up if one of them shot the guy. They could not admit they made a mistake. All they had to do was say - sorry, have a nice day, and get back in their cars and leave.

[TygrBright]

60. It all comes under "breathing while black". FFS. n/t

[red dog 1]

62. He's lucky they didn't shoot him!

K&R

[Sogo]

64. This is so sick....

There is something seriously wrong with cops in this country.

I used to hear that they were out to find people (black men) to fill up the for-profit prisons. Now it seems they just want to practice killing!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

66. I'm sick of Nazis

[LiberalFighter]

75. Personally I consider such cops to have no value to society.

[akraven]

76. This stuff makes me so sad; is this "how far we've come"?

I'm beginning to think all my hard work since 1970 is just in vain.

[Midnightwalk]

78. Idiot racist cowards

Read the comments. Only thing to add is what crime did this idiot think was being committed?

Trespassing with the intent to pick up garbage while black?

[Blue Owl]

79. K&R for exposure

and awareness -- NO MORE RACISM!

[Judi Lynn]

85. Didn't see your story 'til a moment ago. Unforgiveable.

They can take the whole day and force people to stand at attention while they try to psych them out, threatening the whole time to murder them in cold blood, and pretend they "feared for their lives" as their cover story.

The man handled the situation fine, but the cops made sadistic fools of themselves.

What a shame there isn't A LAW against bullying. Hope karma has a way to help them pay for these cruel games they have played with citizens.

The thought occurred while watching it, that if people didn't pick up the trash, then someone would try to raise hell because they had trash lying around in their yards.

Love all this freedom, don't you?

[Bettie]

109. Fucking ridiculous

did someone call them? For what? A guy picking up his patio?

WTF?