Walking While Black: Beverly Hills PD Arrests Innocent Black Man

[sakabatou]

There isn't much more I can say about this than Charles Belk didn't already say in his Facebook post. Here it is for everyone to see. He spent 6 hours at the station before they got a clue about who he was -- and who he wasn't.

*snip*

Within an hour, I was transported to the Beverly Hills Police Headquarters, photographed, finger printed and put under a $100,000 bail and accused of armed bank robbery and accessory to robbery of a Citibank.

Within an evening, I was wrongly arrested, locked up, denied a phone call, denied explanation of charges against me, denied ever being read my rights, denied being able to speak to my lawyer for a lengthy time, and denied being told that my car had been impounded…..All because I was mis-indentified as the wrong “tall, bald head, black male,” ... "fitting the description."

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/08/walking-while-black-beverly-hills-arrests

[Live and Learn]

1. So much wrong here and none of it will be addressed by the police. nt

[Downwinder]

6. Perhaps a massive transfer of cash from a municipal nonprofit

would have some effect. He will be listed in numerous databases as "arrested for bank robbery" despite never being charged or adjudicated. His jail record is probably on line already.

No probably about it. He now has an arrest record.

http://app4.lasd.org/iic/ajis_search.cfm

Booking Number 3947750

[cantbeserious]

2. Racism - Thy Name Is America

eom

[AverageJoe90]

3. Racism - Thy Name is Human Failing.

Fixed that for ya.

[cantbeserious]

5. And One Of The Highest Expressions Is Epitomized In America Today

eom

[VanGoghRocks]

12. Racism is as American as cherry pie.

Fixed that for ya

[tblue37]

4. K&R. My blood pressure shot up just reading about that. GRRRR!!! nt

[Enthusiast]

7. They all look the same to me.

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[whistler162]

8. Be careful on this story something seems off

A bail hearing after less than 1 hour, that seems a little too fast. Nothing in google on the story other than the provided link.

[intaglio]

9. Downwinder was able to find a booking number

but the link provided seems dead http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025439486#post6

[Downwinder]

10. Updated link to inmate locator.

http://app4.lasd.org/iic/ajis_search.cfm

[sakabatou]

11. *bump*