Black man sues cops after being mistaken for burglar at his Wisconsin home, lawsuit says

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A Black man is suing two Wisconsin police officers after he was mistaken for a burglar and handcuffed in his home, according to a lawsuit filed this week.

Keonte Furdge had been living with a friend in Monona and on June 2, Monona Police Department officers Jared Wedig and Luke Wunsch pointed their guns and went inside the home without knocking or getting permission, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday. Furdge was handcuffed and released when officers realized it was a “misunderstanding,” the suit said.

Furdge is suing the city of Monona and officers Wedig and Wunsch, alleging unlawful entry, false arrest, excessive force, and failure to intervene.

A neighbor had called 911 and said it was “suspicious” when she saw an “African American wearing sweatpants, flip flops and a white shirt” sitting on the front steps of the home, the lawsuit read.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-man-sues-cops-being-204556037.html

[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[70sEraVet]

2. Wearing flip flops while black

Of course.

[Aristus]

3. Cops Confront White Man As He Is Breaking Into A House.

"Sir, is this your house?"

"No officers; I'm going to break in and steal all of their stuff. These folks got some swag, you dig?"

"I see."

"Listen officers: let's just keep this between ourselves, you know, kind of on the down-low, okay?"

"No problem, sir. Carry on. Sorry to have disturbed you. Burgle safe, now."

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Because Clearly, Burglars Sit...

...on the front porch of the house they're robbing, wearing flip-flops.
To repeat; he was sitting on the front porch.
Burglars don't advertise.
I'd think every cop knows that.
Unless there was another motivation.
Wonder what it could be?

[tulipsandroses]

5. Do 911 dispatchers have any discretion whether to send police or not?

A neighbor had called 911 and said it was “suspicious” when she saw an “African American wearing sweatpants, flip flops and a white shirt” sitting on the front steps of the home

If I'm the dispatcher, my question, is what is he doing other than sitting on the porch in sweatpants and flip flops while black. What about that is suspicious?

[MontanaMama]

6. This.

That would have taken several levels of common sense, however.

[Permanut]

7. My bigotry meter only goes to 10..

I'm gonna have to get a new one that goes to 15 or 20.