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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDriving while black with air freshener.......
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/arizona-cop-fired-after-air-freshener-citation-of-black-driver/La Paz County sheriffs deputy Eli Max, who pulled a man over for an air freshener in Sept. 2019, has officially been fired.
Sheriffs Captain Curt Bagby said in an email that the deputy was fired on Feb. 19 and is appealing the decision, so he cant make any further statement at this time, The Phoenix New Times reported.
Phillip Colbert, a young 22-years-old Black man, faced off against Deputy Max and recorded the incident. It quickly went viral with over 60,000 views and outrage ensued.
I am guessing those big fuzzy dice or baby shoes are also out in Arizona if one happens to be dark complected.
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Driving while black with air freshener....... (Original Post)
yellowcanine
Mar 2020
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IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)1. How about being stopped for driving 65 MPH in a 70 MPH zone?
Another case of harassment for driving while black.
[link:http://sandrarose.com/2020/02/driving-while-black-n-c-man-pulled-over-for-driving-65-in-a-70-mph-zone/|
Fla Dem
(23,590 posts)2. Between this one and the other one posted, plus ones I've seen before,
at what point do racist cops stop harassing Black men and women. They're the ones that end up the fools and out of a job.
tblue37
(65,227 posts)3. That's IF the black driver survives the traffic stop. nt
safeinOhio
(32,641 posts)4. We need two things.
More phone videos and more Black cops. It would be a start