St. Paul Police assault/arrest Black man waiting for his kids

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

Christopher Lollie's story: "Sitting & waiting while Black" I wish this was from the Onion...

This "ish" is something that me. my family AND most black people understand has been the state of affairs is, EVEN during Obama & in alot of cases ALOT WORSE because some ignorant idiots take the stand that they are charged with "reminding" African Americans to stay in their places. I am SO sick of certain people telling me and people who look like me that" there is NO racism anymore"...REALLY? So, we'v been hallucinating these events, too many which have turned into MURDER by incompetent, ignorant & racist cops?

https://egbertowillies.com/2014/08/29/police-assault-christopher-lollie-black-man/

[Shrike47]

1. Although awful incidents like this keep happening, the story is several years old.

[Angry Dragon]

2. I thought it was

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

4. That might be BUT these types of events are happening more & more. My brother was arrested after

stopping at his OWN home, & getting out of his OWN car after school, (he was in university at the time, majoring in both physics & theoretical mathematics). Apparently, the 2 dolts that accosted him told him that the reason he was being arrested was because he MATCHED the description of some dud that had just robbed an AM/PM minimart. The ONLY reason that things didn't escalate was because the backup officers, (who were older and FAR more competent), was PISSED at the two idiots who were accosting my brother.

The backup cops were heated because they told the two idiots that y brother was TOO dark complected, a lot heavier than the beanpole robber, much shorter that robby dude, (who happened to be 6'6" & my brother is 5'10" ). The 2 morons then tried to say that he had been pulled over, (HE WAS IN FRONT OF HIS OWN HOUSE-Remember this?), was because he had committed a traffic infraction, (supposedly running a red light). The older cops were NOT impressed & after he was issued a ticket, the older guys told my brother to take it to court & that one or both of them would have his back. It turns out that the backup officers had been sitting in at the light and SAW the first cruiser speed up and follow my brother, who was making a right turn into his neighborhood. They saw brother's car and KNEW that he had NOT run any lights.

My brother had the ticket thrown out and the 2 original idiots were investigated, with one losing his position. Evidently, he was KNOWN for that kind of "ish" & had been warned numerous times. So, although this might be old, relatively speaking, this shit is too common.

[pnwmom]

7. Thank you for sharing this story. I wish everyone could read it!

I'm glad that at least, in this one case, justice was done. Good for your brother, following through.

[mercuryblues]

3. That cost the citizens of St Paul

$100,000

[left-of-center2012]

5. If it were me ...

If cops approached me and asked who I was and why I was waiting in an "employees only" area,
I would answer them.

But that's just me.

[oberliner]

6. This is from August, 2014