Charges dropped against a Black man arrested for walking on an icy Texas street.

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Officers ‘should’ve taken him home,’ police chief says.



PLANO, TEXAS — A misdemeanor charge has been dropped against a Black man who was arrested last week for walking home on a street during a snowstorm in Texas.

Rodney Reese, 18, was arrested Feb. 16 in Plano and charged with being a pedestrian in the roadway, news outlets reported.

Police said officers received a call about a Black man seen stumbling along in the middle of the snowy street wearing a short-sleeved shirt and were sent to perform a wellness check.

Police released body camera footage of the encounter on Facebook on Friday. In the video, police are seen following Reese and repeatedly asking him where he is going and if he was OK, to which he replies that he is fine and he is on his way home.

Reese told KDFW-TV that he was walking home from his job at a Walmart and didn’t stop for the officers because he didn’t need their help.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-black-man-texas-charges-dropped-20210222-xtvcf27vfjhcphiruxhhlc73pa-story.html

[apnu]

1. So they threw misdemeanor charges at him? What assholes!

[DSandra]

3. They can't let the black man feel like he can walk wherever he wants to

Seems like bullying and white supremacy is addictive to white people.

[Jeebo]

2. One component I would like to see of police training ...

Whenever they're dealing with a Black person, they should always consider, "Would I be treating this person this same way if s/he were White?"

-- Ron

[catrose]

4. They could have offered him a ride, since he had no coat. Too weird, I guess.