“But when people are commenting on here accusing these officers of harassment or racism it is a bit ridiculous.”

Has any non-racist ever used he term “race card” unironically?

“My” tax dollars don’t pay the shitty citizen. I have a lot less (theorhetical) control over him.

I more worried about the poor man, who had a black guy walk by his house. Will that man be okay?

I marvel that someone like you can be so dismissive of Williams reaction. Yet the only reason this event even happened is LITERALLY because a Texas racist saw a black man near his house and called the cops.

It’s their fault they detained him (do you really think he was free to leave?)

It’s their fault they surrounded asked a guy accused of stealing a tape measure and had him put his hands over his head. (I’ve talked to officers on three occasions after similar situations of wandering places...Never once was I detained,…

No one but you mentioned pot. That had nothing to do with why he was detained (because let’s be honest...he wasn’t allowed to go anywhere).

Beautifully stated.

“hello 911"

No one but you mentioned pot.
No one but you mentioned jumping over a fence.
Other than that, I think this story holds up. Arrest the black guy!

Seriously, what makes your knee-jerk reaction...better figure out a way to justify the way this human being* was treated.

You’re okay with them laughing at Williams, when he brings up how often this has happened to him? That’s them just doing there job? Or is there something behind that laughter?

Serious question...

Do cops have to respond to eveything. Or can they say “Well...it’s a tape measure. And a black man. And he was only “near” the the fence. And I work in suburban Texas...Nah I have better things to do.”

If you think this true, then we need to re-evaluate probable cause.

I’m also concerned by the laughter. There’s no way that laughing at that comes off good for those cops.

I know, right? A black guy walked by my house the other day, and I’m still reeling. I guess I should have called the cops like a fucking cuck pussy to assuage my irrational fears.

No, dude. Unless YOU know for a fact that something illegal happened, there should be no presumption of guilt. That’s how the laws in this country work.

White people would sue the entire state if something like this happened to them. more than once.

Be honest (with yourself, if not me). Imagine you went for a walk and had done nothing illegal, and had to go through a 5 minute (illegal?) interrogation with police. Would you REALLY walk away thinking “Its 100% cool. They…

I agree there is nothing egregious here. But welcome to the 21st century. Racism doesn’t look like fire houses anymore. It doesn’t sound like “nigger or “boy” anymore.
There is ZERO evidence that this person had done anything wrong. Just one person’s phone call.

Imagine how this situation would have played out…

The last minute is the fucking worst.