So this happened to me last week and I debated at length whether or not I share this widely. I spoke with my family extensively, watched the video over and over again and mulled it over for seven days...
What I realised is that I have an obligation as a postive, upstanding black man in my community, to share this and highlight the constant mistreatment, lack of respect and oppression we face at the hands of the @metpoliceuk on a daily basis
Last Monday I was delivering food to friends that have lost loved ones to COVID-19 as a gesture of love and support. On my way to my second drop off I saw two males one black & one white had been stopped by a number of police & being searched, I stopped my car instead of...
...driving on and asked the boys if they were okay, they said they were. I then stopped at the shop to get dates to break my fast, then continued on my journey. I drove my car for only 45 seconds when I was pulled over after pulling out from the side road where I had parked...
The police surrounded me, asked me to get out of my vehicle, I calmly asked why as they approached my window, asked them to socially distance in line with government regulation. They demanded that I leave my vehicle as I had been detained under Section 23 as I was suspected...
... of dealing drugs and/or in possession of drugs, it’s amazing how you can ascertain this in under 45 seconds... As I exited my vehicle the tall muscular officer attempted to manhandle me despite my calm demeanor and had an aggressive, overzealous approach to me...
This is why I speak to him in the way that I did throughout the video. I will not tolerate disrespect from any police officer & will happily show them how articulate & calm black men can be in these situations...
It took 45 seconds to negatively profile me, stereotype me as a drug dealer and assume that I was a criminal. I was searched along with my vehicle on Walworth Road in full view of many bypassing people, mainly young people and adults queuing up outside Bagel King...
I have lost count of the times this has happened to me. I’m not standing for this any longer...
I will be taking this further as I said in the video...
I have had enough...
I will be taking this further as I said in the video...
I have had enough...
