Police Brutality

I steped outside of the mall, closing the door behind me, feeling the mid february air hit my face like needles. I took a look at my jacket, which was unzipped and decided that if want to surive this weather I should zip my jacket up. Sometimes the weather is so devious, from inside of the mall, the sun peered so warmly on the horizon to make it look like a nice warm evening.

I take a step closer to the sidewalk, trying to see if my ride has arrived. Took a step back and enjoyed the sun . From a distance I saw a black blob turn into 7 dark figures which later morph into individuals. As they walked passed me, scannign my body, they stoped a yougn african american teenager and started to ask him questions. I could after a while assume this questioning had turned into harrasement as I heard questions like "Why are you your pants so low?", "Are you hiding something underneath your shirt?","If i check your cellphone will it be legit or should i know its stolen?" I was in a moment of shock, I could not beleive that the people I trust to keep our city clean were using stereotpes and profile to go after criminals. I almost thought i was in a nightmare and I should pinch myself.

What got me really worried was that thepolice wre trying to shoo away anybody who was watching, almost as if the police do not want the public to see any of this. The only question would arise is that why should the police shoo away a crowd for not to see 7 officers search a young black youth when he represented no danger? They did it so they would not look bad or be reported to the office. Another point I would like to add, this could be a coincidence, all of the 7 cops were white!!!!.


A lightbulb switched in my head. This section is for the drug dealers and killers and all the undercover criminals. IF YOU WANT TO GET AWAY WITH A CRIME DRESS LIKE A WHITE COLLORED WORKER. The reason that I am so upset is because I was there for longer period of time and was not serached nor asked any questions. The poor teen was humiliated by taking his shirt off and checking his boxers while I stood watching. The feeling of not doing anything to help him burned me inside and made a promise to myself to never give any respect to people in uniform unless they gave the same respect back.

IN the end, the boy had nothing on him and he walked away. As I sat in my car and exited the parking lot, I saw the 7 officer swarm another young black youth and i silently prayed for the young black youth.

I hope this will open some eyes of my readers.

Signing off, will be back later with some more good stuff.