Gold medalist (Shani) Davis suing Chicago

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And the media rag on Davis for having an "attitude problem". Think of all the young men of color in this country who, like Shani, have to put up with this shit every day. God Bless 'Murika!

Gold medalist Davis suing Chicago

Posted: Feb.22, 2006, 4:41 pm CST; Updated: Feb.22, 2006, 5:10 pm CST

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Olympic gold medal speedskater Shani Davis is one of four plaintiffs suing the city of Chicago and former police superintendent Terry Hillard, claiming they were stopped and searched for illegal weapons because of their skin color.

Davis, Quincy Joyner and Damien Joyner filed a lawsuit on March 24, 2003. A fourth plaintiff, Damane Grier, was added to the lawsuit a few months later. All four are from Chicago and are black...

...According to the lawsuit, Davis was searched in March 2001 while walking along West Howard Street near his home on Chicago's far north side. He stood spread eagle against a wall while an officer searched his pants and pockets with a flashlight, pulling Davis' underwear away from his body. Two years earlier, while on his way to a video arcade with friends, he was searched near the elevated train stop on West Belmont Avenue on the north side....

...In each instance, there was no "warrant, probable cause, reasonable suspicion, consent, or any other lawful basis'' for the search, and no illegal weapons were found, according to the lawsuit.

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