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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCops search black mans car because he had tree stuff on his window
A black Kansas man was stopped by police and had his car searched for drugs after an officer spotted tree debris on his window.
Rudy Samuel streamed video of the traffic stop Sunday evening on Facebook Live, after an officer pulled him over for failing to signal within 100 feet of a turn, reported The Wichita Eagle.
The video shows the Winfield police officer remove what he calls vegetation stuff from the drivers side window seal, and Samuel says the debris is tree stuff.
The officer says hes going to place the item in a bag, and Samuel denies that its drug-related.
I dont even smoke, he says.
The officer orders Samuel out of his car, and he tells the driver that he doesnt have to test the item before searching for drugs.
The video shows the Winfield police officer remove what he calls vegetation stuff from the drivers side window seal, and Samuel says the debris is tree stuff.
The officer says hes going to place the item in a bag, and Samuel denies that its drug-related.
I dont even smoke, he says.
The officer orders Samuel out of his car, and he tells the driver that he doesnt have to test the item before searching for drugs.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/dont-even-smoke-black-man-films-kansas-cops-search-drugs-spotting-tree-stuff-outside-car-window/?comments=disqus
Cop also turned off guys phone (but it still recorded sound) - I thought police could not do that.
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Cops search black mans car because he had tree stuff on his window (Original Post)
womanofthehills
May 2018
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Total racial profiling - the cop said driver's turn signal wasn't put on at 100 feet
womanofthehills
May 2018
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SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)1. So this stupid cop thinks he had weed on his car window?
lame54
(35,139 posts)3. he just watched Up In Smoke
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)5. We live in a strange society
womanofthehills
(8,584 posts)4. Total racial profiling - the cop said driver's turn signal wasn't put on at 100 feet
the driver says it was put on at 100 feet. Not even a dispute about the signal being on. Then the weed on the window shit.
womanofthehills
(8,584 posts)2. You gotta love the comments on Raw Story on this
NutmegYankee
(16,178 posts)6. They can't legally turn off his phone.
But as no force anywhere in the USA will punish them, they get to do whatever they want to do.
Devil Child
(2,728 posts)7. Police harassment and oppression of the citizenry fueled by racial bias