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Black real estate agent and his Black clients file lawsuit after being handcuffed by police [View all]
BeckyDem
Oct 2021
OP
My gut feeling is that the officer's actions were reasonable given the information they had
GregariousGroundhog
Oct 2021
#3
I have noticed that when police are called, first thing is they handcuff a person.
question everything
Oct 2021
#34
LEOs don't handcuff a person they handcuff suspects after they access they're suspects ...
uponit7771
Oct 2021
#48
... then it was up to them to access unless they were in danger or something. This was a bad call
uponit7771
Oct 2021
#49
+1, ignoring this could be a legit showing handcuffing vs asking for situation
uponit7771
Oct 2021
#50
Viewing the home was not criminal activity and it's up to the LEOs on site to access and confirm
uponit7771
Oct 2021
#47
This same thing happened in Cincinnati last year and it cost the city $151,000.
vsrazdem
Oct 2021
#11
+1, cops heard "black men" and decided anyone who was black inside the house was a suspect ...
uponit7771
Oct 2021
#52
Do burglars usually let themselves in the front door with a key in broad daylight?
Withywindle
Oct 2021
#68
Not directed to you. I'm sad to read by some, the defense of the police in this thread.
BeckyDem
Oct 2021
#13
It happens every day when people decide, for whatever reason, to resist a lawful order. N/T
Jedi Guy
Oct 2021
#54
The 30 year veteran doesn't appear to agree. In addition, the means they used on a
BeckyDem
Oct 2021
#60
He also stressed their lack of compliance. Will they be dragged out of their precinct for failure?
BeckyDem
Oct 2021
#62
Rodriguez v. US has nothing to do with ordering someone out of a vehicle, though.
Jedi Guy
Oct 2021
#66
This is the third time in the last 2 years I have seen black realtors handcuffed
vsrazdem
Oct 2021
#9
I try to post positive changes, but this issue is alarming to me because we also
BeckyDem
Oct 2021
#29