in july in canton, mississippi, there was a traffic arrest that ended up being an embarrassment. the guy got pulled over for a seat belt violation. they pulled him over, no seat belt, police officers said they detected a strong odor of marijuana, it started off as a seat belt ticket and ended up as a dui and drug arrest. the guy who got pulled over wasn t your alleged commuter, he was a police dispatch officer and that is close to home for local law enforcement who made this arrest. so they called in some professional public relations help. took them about a week and a half after the arrest to release information about it. by the time they did, they made sure the guy quit his police job.
there was a traffic arrest that ended up being a big embarrassment. guy got pulled over for a seat belt violation, they could see as he drove past that his seat belt i never really get that. anyway, they pulled him over, no seat belt. police officers say they detected a strong odor of marijuana. it ended up as a dui and drug possession arrest. the reason this was embarrassing is because the guy that got pulled over wasn t just your alleged pot smoking, no seat belt wearing weary xhu or the. he was a police dispatch officer. and that is awkwardly close to home for local law enforcement who made this arrest. they decided to call in professional public relations people to let the public know what happened. took them a week and a half to release information about it. by the time they did, they made sure the arrested guy had quit his police job so that could be part of the story. they made a public statement about the charges. released the booking photo to the press. and otherwise profess
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she says what is the deal. he says what is going on. he says is this your car, she says no. then it s none of your effing business. she gets in the car with 2 kids, drives off. she just happened to be pulled over for a seat belt violation? as disturbing as that is, imagine everybody, your two children are 11 and 9 standing there watching their mother being attacked by law enforcement. this is a woman without a weapon, she is a woman who doesn t have a black belt in mixed martial arts. in defense of the police, once they tried to place you under arrest have you to submit. you have to submit. so you can t resist arrest. the pretext, you know, the reason for pulling her over seems clear. the show of force and to add insult to injury, they charged
but the critical question they must resolve is why. why did the officer fire those shots in scott s back? did he have a legitimate reason to fear for his safety or others? why did this routine traffic stop turn into a deadly confrontation? questions that have emerged time and time again as controversial police encounters with minorities caught on tape are shown in stark detail. july 2014, eric garner choked after being confronted for allegedly selling cigarettes illegally. september 2014, a black man pulled over in south carolina for a seat belt violation, shot repeatedly after reaching for his license. and watch what happens to this family in indiana during another traffic stop. window smashed, father tased. it does make us back up. it makes us wonder, what is going on in our environment as it relates to men of color and