black pregnant in line at pharmacy... PA police chief demands she give way to him, calls 4 backup

[Demovictory9]

Pennsylvania Police Chief Seen in Viral Video Yelling at Pregnant Black Woman Suspended


A Pennsylvania police chief has been suspended without pay after a viral video showed him harassing and shouting at a pregnant Black woman ahead of him in line at a pharmacy.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/pennsylvania-police-chief-seen-in-viral-video-yelling-at-pregnant-black-woman-suspended/ar-AANyraJ?ocid=msedgntp

Jeff Desimone for three days without pay on Thursday following backlash over a video showing him confronting Kamahlai Stewart at a drive-thru Giant Eagle pharmacy last week, according to NBC affiliate WPXI.

The video shows Desimone, who was not in uniform and driving an unmarked car, angrily demanding that Stewart leave the pharmacy before receiving her prescription so that he could get his sooner. Stewart says that the shouting started soon after Desimone turned on his car's police lights.

"What were you thinking to put myself, my unborn child and my 5-year-old ill son in danger like this?" Stewart told the outlet, addressing Desimone. "I was shocked, appalled. I can't believe you, of all people—you're the chief of police—for you to turn on your lights and try to intimidate me was totally an abuse of power."

Stewart began recording on her phone after Desimone approached her car and started cursing, then calling for police backup. Desimone is later seen in the video shouting at a pharmacy employee that Stewart's "prescriptions are not ready" as another officer stands by her car window.

Desimone insisted that the confrontation has been unjustly blown out of proportion, describing it as a "little dispute" and suggesting that it was reasonable to use his position as chief of police to demand that Stewart pull over to let him jump the line.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/pennsylvania-police-chief-seen-in-viral-video-yelling-at-pregnant-black-woman-suspended/ar-AANyraJ?ocid=msedgntp

[eShirl]

1. suspended *without pay*

[Demovictory9]

2. I know!!

[Scrivener7]

7. Meh. "For three days."

[SheltieLover]

8. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏

[uponit7771]

41. for just 3 days, fuck that ... fire this fucker. Worst nightmare for black people.

[DFW]

3. I sure wouldn't want to live in a town that hires a guy like that....

...even as local dog catcher, let alone police chief.

[Demovictory9]

5. me either. Mayor, born in 1932, thinks nothing is wrong with chief's behavior. she's been mayor

too too long... I think 30 plus years.

[DFW]

6. She doesn't sound like the most benevolent of mayors.

Maybe if you're white and perpetually angry, she's OK, but who wants to live in a town where that describes the majority of the people who live there?

[North Shore Chicago]

26. BTK was a dog catcher.

This guy deserves the boot.

[wyn borkins]

4. His Suspension Should Lead Directly To Termination (Immediately)! (nt)

[littlemissmartypants]

9. I don't think three days is long enough. He's in a position of authority and he

Should be penalized as such, not given a break for the same reason. He should be held to a much higher standard. What a jerk! Unfit for service that's for sure.

ETA, Someone needs to tell her (and everyone else) you catch Covid through the nose and she needs to adjust her mask or she's risking her health, possibly he son's health too by wearing her mask improperly.

Good grief!

[vercetti2021]

10. That mayor needs to be replaced

She's from an age when the police could beat and kill black people without backlash. Same views then, same now. Plus she's like 100 years old

[Mossfern]

19. Ahem.....

as a woman about to be 73, I find your attitude about the competency of 'people of a certain age' offensive.

[vercetti2021]

20. Her words speak of another era

Glad you aren't like that

[LanternWaste]

28. Specifically how?

"Her words speak of another era..."

Specifically how? Please illustrate your assertion for us, as I heard normal, contemporary English.

[vercetti2021]

30. Literally

Her saying she doesn't see him doing any wrong. She comes from another time when cops could do whatever to black people without any care. So she's obviously is looking the other way

[madaboutharry]

11. Lawsuit coming 3..4...2...1

I hope the lady gets a lot of money.

[Orrex]

12. Western PA is every bit as racist as the worst caricature of the "racist South"

[Jilly_in_VA]

21. Pennsyltucky

That's what I've heard it called.

[Orrex]

22. Oh yes

Classically I’ve heard that term apply more to west central PA, between State College and Pittsburgh, but the proudly ignorant racist asshole mindset is by no means isolated to that region of my lovely state.

[Elessar Zappa]

24. How's northeastern PA, Scranton specifically?

I may have a job opportunity there but I’d rather not live in a right wing nut job area.

[Orrex]

27. Not sure.

My mother and my sister used to live near Scranton, but that was a few years ago. In general, you’re better off (in terms of Libersl-friendly environment) near a city or urban center. Scranton is a bit of an oasis in this regard, like Philly or Pittsburgh.

One nice thing is that the region has a lot of people who commute to New York for work, so one hopes that it might broaden a few minds.

During the few times that I visited the area, I don’t recall it to have been too diverse, though.

[Tadpole Raisin]

13. Good thing she started recording cuz you know without that nothing would have been done!

Wonder how long that will stay on his record or if he will try to get it removed.

Good for her!

[Orrex]

23. If she hadn't been recording, he would probably have arrested her

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After pepper spraying, tasing, and tackling her to the ground of course, for “resisting arrest.”

[Snackshack]

14. Wait a minute.

If her prescriptions were not ready why is she sitting in line? It normally take a pharmacist 20-30min to fill a script. I usually drop the script off then go do shopping or run other errand. If his was ready to pick up and hers wasn’t then he has every right to ask her to move

[MaryMagdaline]

16. Police chief might have assumed that that was the reason for the hold up

but could have been that person at window was taking care of people inside the pharmacy as well as at the window. She could have been held up by people inside and therefore, no reason to lose her place in line. If he was right, and her RX was not ready, he had a right to ASK her to move. It ends there. If she doesn’t move, go inside and complain.

[Snackshack]

39. Thanks for the

Reasoned reply. I misunderstood the post I guess but your synopsis is right. Ask & it ends there or go inside.

[Demsrule86]

25. No. Doesnt matter. He should. not have acted that way period...needs to be fired.

[uncle ray]

29. yeah, he has the right to ask her to move. the pig called in cops to MAKE her move.

i find your response of "wait a minute" ironically amusing. the shitstain sheriff should have taken your advice.

[Mariana]

31. He didn't ask her to move. nt.

[marmar]

33. Calling for backup on a pregnant woman?

The lengths people will go through to excuse this kind of stuff .....

[Solomon]

36. Stop bringing up bullshit. The pharmacist always tells you to come back when you're placing an

order as opposed to picking up. And depending on how many people are working, sometimes it takes them a while to serve you even when the order is ready. Often I have to wait while they search through the pickups to find my medicine. It's not unusual that the wait can be longer than you would think. In fact, it's why I hate picking up my medicines. There's always a line inside and out and they give priority to the drive thru.

[Comfortably_Numb]

15. Reminder- a fish rots from the head. Do his officers reflect his mentality?

[cayugafalls]

17. Put a MAGA hat on that mayor. smdh!

Her comment was ridiculous. "He's been at that job for 27 years. Come on."

Yea, what are we thinking, cut that roasted pig some slack, he's been on the spit for so long the meat is falling off his fat ass!

Come on, people! Respect that overhang, it has a flag draped over it!

Both of them need to be fired and put in the garbage...

[dalton99a]

46. +1

[WhiskeyGrinder]

18. Maybe if we gave his department more money for training, this wouldn't happen.

[uponit7771]

42. +1, give that PD some MRAPs too that'll make that community safer

[Hotler]

32. With a chief like that I bet the whole or most of the department are racist or corrupt. nt

[Marthe48]

34. Ridiculous abuse of power

racist, sexist, entitled dick.

Giant Eagle has walkup, and in-store service. Park your car and use those.

[SharonClark]

37. Well said.

[Treefrog]

35. Idiot should be fired.

Best up his xanax scrip too.

[SharonClark]

38. Homestead is a majority AA town with a majority AA Council.

Maybe he can be fired.

[uponit7771]

43. Along with the damn mayor, how did a majority AA town ... oh, yeah .. voter denial

[Mortos]

40. First, I can't believe this disheveled scruffy piece of shit is the chief of police anywhere

secondly, if he got tired of waiting in the drive-through for his cholesterol medication and boner pills, he could have parked and walked his fat ass inside to the counter.

[uponit7771]

44. +1

[VGNonly]

49. Americas finest

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[Crunchy Frog]

45. Three day suspension. Are we in a police state yet?

[Maru Kitteh]

48. WHATEVER else happened; WTAF is up with all the chin diaper interviews?

JFC. A chin diaper is NOT A MASK. If a mask is not worn effectively - IT IS NOT A MASK.

[JHB]

50. "He's never abused anybody." - Yes he HAS, it just wasn't on camera before so you didn't see it.

[live love laugh]

51. The mayor's a POS 💩 too. "...two sides..." nt