Cop Followed Black Family Home And Held Them At Gunpoint For No Reason
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A lawsuit filed in federal court on Wednesday accused the San Jose police department of racially profiling a black family and then holding them at gunpoint in front of their 7-year-old child for no reason.
According to a lawsuit obtained by The San Jose Mercury News, Emmanuel Stephens and his wife, Jasmine Whitley, had just picked up their 7-year-old daughter from school when Officer Alexander Keller began following them.
The lawsuit said that Keller followed the family to their home where he jumped out of his patrol car and drew his weapon on them. Keller allegedly placed Stephens in handcuffs and threatened to send their 14-year-old child to Juvenile Hall if she tried to record the incident with a cell phone.
According to the lawsuit, officers searched the family’s vehicle without probable cause. Whitley was cited for a small amount of medical marijuana even though she produced proof of a prescription.
The couple was later told by another officer that police had received calls about “suspicious black man with a purple backpack.” The suit, however, a.sserted that Stephens did not have a purple backpack and that it would have been impossible for Keller to see one inside the car even if he did.
Attorney Paul B. Justi, who is representing the family, pointed out that this case could have turned deadly like so many other recent tragic encounters between police and minorities.
“What happened to my clients happens all the time and is a real problem,” Justi explained. “This type of police misconduct only gets attention when someone ends up dead, but this type of non-lethal harassment is much more widespread and also need to be brought to light and stopped.”
Earlier this year, the San Jose Police Department was sued by a black man who said he was stopped repeatedly for minor traffic violations because of his skin color.
According to a lawsuit obtained by The San Jose Mercury News, Emmanuel Stephens and his wife, Jasmine Whitley, had just picked up their 7-year-old daughter from school when Officer Alexander Keller began following them.
The lawsuit said that Keller followed the family to their home where he jumped out of his patrol car and drew his weapon on them. Keller allegedly placed Stephens in handcuffs and threatened to send their 14-year-old child to Juvenile Hall if she tried to record the incident with a cell phone.
According to the lawsuit, officers searched the family’s vehicle without probable cause. Whitley was cited for a small amount of medical marijuana even though she produced proof of a prescription.
The couple was later told by another officer that police had received calls about “suspicious black man with a purple backpack.” The suit, however, a.sserted that Stephens did not have a purple backpack and that it would have been impossible for Keller to see one inside the car even if he did.
Attorney Paul B. Justi, who is representing the family, pointed out that this case could have turned deadly like so many other recent tragic encounters between police and minorities.
“What happened to my clients happens all the time and is a real problem,” Justi explained. “This type of police misconduct only gets attention when someone ends up dead, but this type of non-lethal harassment is much more widespread and also need to be brought to light and stopped.”
Earlier this year, the San Jose Police Department was sued by a black man who said he was stopped repeatedly for minor traffic violations because of his skin color.
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Wtf? Cop follows black family home and pulls out his gun on them for no damn reason? Man it's a all out race war in America in 2015
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I only have one weapon.
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? ? racist anonymous calls aren't helping and ? this ? cop for all of those rules he broke. Lock his ass up in gen population.
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? ? racist anonymous calls aren't helping
That's how the kid with the bbgun got killed.
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Wouldn't be surprised if its the cops calling just to have a excuse to terrorize black ppl
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How can people think this ? is just a coincidence, ? happens everyday smh.
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blackamerica wrote: »Wtf? Cop follows black family home and pulls out his gun on them for no damn reason? Man it's a all out race war in America in 2015
Yawwwn u acting like they won . ..Malcolm Xtra wrote: »A lawsuit filed in federal court on Wednesday accused the San Jose police department of racially profiling a black family and then holding them at gunpoint in front of their 7-year-old child for no reason.
According to a lawsuit obtained by The San Jose Mercury News, Emmanuel Stephens and his wife, Jasmine Whitley, had just picked up their 7-year-old daughter from school when Officer Alexander Keller began following them.
The lawsuit said that Keller followed the family to their home where he jumped out of his patrol car and drew his weapon on them. Keller allegedly placed Stephens in handcuffs and threatened to send their 14-year-old child to Juvenile Hall if she tried to record the incident with a cell phone.
According to the lawsuit, officers searched the family’s vehicle without probable cause. Whitley was cited for a small amount of medical marijuana even though she produced proof of a prescription.
The couple was later told by another officer that police had received calls about “suspicious black man with a purple backpack.” The suit, however, a.sserted that Stephens did not have a purple backpack and that it would have been impossible for Keller to see one inside the car even if he did.
Attorney Paul B. Justi, who is representing the family, pointed out that this case could have turned deadly like so many other recent tragic encounters between police and minorities.
“What happened to my clients happens all the time and is a real problem,” Justi explained. “This type of police misconduct only gets attention when someone ends up dead, but this type of non-lethal harassment is much more widespread and also need to be brought to light and stopped.”
Earlier this year, the San Jose Police Department was sued by a black man who said he was stopped repeatedly for minor traffic violations because of his skin color.
This is how u play the game...chill out and let the police violate all your rights then come back with that lawsuit....if they say they arresting u then let them arrest u cuz they gone arrest u once they have made that decision...dont flip out keep your mouth shut let them do what they do and just get ready to hit them back with that lawsuit and even criminal charges in some cases.
Cops word against theres, n these goofy muthafuckas got no footage.... lawse
As soon as the cops got at them, they should of broke out their cell phones . -
? cops
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Those are race soldiers posing as cops, don't act surprised.
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Malcolm Xtra wrote: »blackamerica wrote: »Wtf? Cop follows black family home and pulls out his gun on them for no damn reason? Man it's a all out race war in America in 2015
Yawwwn u acting like they won . ..Malcolm Xtra wrote: »A lawsuit filed in federal court on Wednesday accused the San Jose police department of racially profiling a black family and then holding them at gunpoint in front of their 7-year-old child for no reason.
According to a lawsuit obtained by The San Jose Mercury News, Emmanuel Stephens and his wife, Jasmine Whitley, had just picked up their 7-year-old daughter from school when Officer Alexander Keller began following them.
The lawsuit said that Keller followed the family to their home where he jumped out of his patrol car and drew his weapon on them. Keller allegedly placed Stephens in handcuffs and threatened to send their 14-year-old child to Juvenile Hall if she tried to record the incident with a cell phone.
According to the lawsuit, officers searched the family’s vehicle without probable cause. Whitley was cited for a small amount of medical marijuana even though she produced proof of a prescription.
The couple was later told by another officer that police had received calls about “suspicious black man with a purple backpack.” The suit, however, a.sserted that Stephens did not have a purple backpack and that it would have been impossible for Keller to see one inside the car even if he did.
Attorney Paul B. Justi, who is representing the family, pointed out that this case could have turned deadly like so many other recent tragic encounters between police and minorities.
“What happened to my clients happens all the time and is a real problem,” Justi explained. “This type of police misconduct only gets attention when someone ends up dead, but this type of non-lethal harassment is much more widespread and also need to be brought to light and stopped.”
Earlier this year, the San Jose Police Department was sued by a black man who said he was stopped repeatedly for minor traffic violations because of his skin color.
This is how u play the game...chill out and let the police violate all your rights then come back with that lawsuit....if they say they arresting u then let them arrest u cuz they gone arrest u once they have made that decision...dont flip out keep your mouth shut let them do what they do and just get ready to hit them back with that lawsuit and even criminal charges in some cases.
Cops word against theres, n these goofy muthafuckas got no footage.... lawse
As soon as the cops got at them, they should of broke out their cell phones .
At least they getting back at them in a civilized manner instead of singing kendrick lamar songs in the street....as long as they fighting for their rights and swinging that sword of justice they get a salute from me.....stop hating ?
Swinging the sword of justice?
Eric garner got killed on tape, his killer is free. ..
Thats who they gonna get justice from?
At least the folks singing Kendrick
got their goals accomplished, n the 14 year old was set free.
That's what im about. U still believing in a justice system that doesn't work for ? . This ? gonna be a cake walk for the cop. These muthafucka aint got no evidence. A ? word dont mean ? in 2015, but u wouldn't know that .
Keep swinging that sword of justice.
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Malcolm Xtra wrote: »Malcolm Xtra wrote: »blackamerica wrote: »Wtf? Cop follows black family home and pulls out his gun on them for no damn reason? Man it's a all out race war in America in 2015
Yawwwn u acting like they won . ..Malcolm Xtra wrote: »A lawsuit filed in federal court on Wednesday accused the San Jose police department of racially profiling a black family and then holding them at gunpoint in front of their 7-year-old child for no reason.
According to a lawsuit obtained by The San Jose Mercury News, Emmanuel Stephens and his wife, Jasmine Whitley, had just picked up their 7-year-old daughter from school when Officer Alexander Keller began following them.
The lawsuit said that Keller followed the family to their home where he jumped out of his patrol car and drew his weapon on them. Keller allegedly placed Stephens in handcuffs and threatened to send their 14-year-old child to Juvenile Hall if she tried to record the incident with a cell phone.
According to the lawsuit, officers searched the family’s vehicle without probable cause. Whitley was cited for a small amount of medical marijuana even though she produced proof of a prescription.
The couple was later told by another officer that police had received calls about “suspicious black man with a purple backpack.” The suit, however, a.sserted that Stephens did not have a purple backpack and that it would have been impossible for Keller to see one inside the car even if he did.
Attorney Paul B. Justi, who is representing the family, pointed out that this case could have turned deadly like so many other recent tragic encounters between police and minorities.
“What happened to my clients happens all the time and is a real problem,” Justi explained. “This type of police misconduct only gets attention when someone ends up dead, but this type of non-lethal harassment is much more widespread and also need to be brought to light and stopped.”
Earlier this year, the San Jose Police Department was sued by a black man who said he was stopped repeatedly for minor traffic violations because of his skin color.
This is how u play the game...chill out and let the police violate all your rights then come back with that lawsuit....if they say they arresting u then let them arrest u cuz they gone arrest u once they have made that decision...dont flip out keep your mouth shut let them do what they do and just get ready to hit them back with that lawsuit and even criminal charges in some cases.
Cops word against theres, n these goofy muthafuckas got no footage.... lawse
As soon as the cops got at them, they should of broke out their cell phones .
At least they getting back at them in a civilized manner instead of singing kendrick lamar songs in the street....as long as they fighting for their rights and swinging that sword of justice they get a salute from me.....stop hating ?
Swinging the sword of justice?
Eric garner got killed on tape, his killer is free. ..
Thats who they gonna get justice from?
At least the folks singing Kendrick
got their goals accomplished, n the 14 year old was set free.
That's what im about. U still believing in a justice system that doesn't work for ? . This ? gonna be a cake walk for the cop. These muthafucka aint got no evidence. A ? word dont mean ? in 2015, but u wouldn't know that .
Keep swinging that sword of justice.
Why will negroes never except responsibility???? Eric garner resisted arrest...? shouldve shut his mouth let em put them handcuffs on and if they violated any of his rights in the process he should have filed a lawsuit (swinging the sword of justice).
STOP FIGHTING COPS ON THE STREET....SHUT UP AND FIGHT THAT ? IN COURT....? refuse to learn the Law so they can learn how to defend their rights the correct way.
Muthafuccas are filing lawsuits and getting settlements all day everyday....its black folks taking ? to the supreme court and getting remedy....
Keep singing in the street my ? and see how far that gets u....? ?
I forgot u one of them moorish i am the laws , i am jurisdiction ass ? ...
Aint that what Sandra Bland was planning on doing? taking the cops to court, after her unlawful arrest?
didn't the cops lie about the process ?
If it wasnt for the video footage ... oops i forgot, this family Don't have none.
Im sure this cop is gonna be honest n tell the judge the truth.... -
Malcolm Xtra wrote: »Malcolm Xtra wrote: »blackamerica wrote: »Wtf? Cop follows black family home and pulls out his gun on them for no damn reason? Man it's a all out race war in America in 2015
Yawwwn u acting like they won . ..Malcolm Xtra wrote: »A lawsuit filed in federal court on Wednesday accused the San Jose police department of racially profiling a black family and then holding them at gunpoint in front of their 7-year-old child for no reason.
According to a lawsuit obtained by The San Jose Mercury News, Emmanuel Stephens and his wife, Jasmine Whitley, had just picked up their 7-year-old daughter from school when Officer Alexander Keller began following them.
The lawsuit said that Keller followed the family to their home where he jumped out of his patrol car and drew his weapon on them. Keller allegedly placed Stephens in handcuffs and threatened to send their 14-year-old child to Juvenile Hall if she tried to record the incident with a cell phone.
According to the lawsuit, officers searched the family’s vehicle without probable cause. Whitley was cited for a small amount of medical marijuana even though she produced proof of a prescription.
The couple was later told by another officer that police had received calls about “suspicious black man with a purple backpack.” The suit, however, a.sserted that Stephens did not have a purple backpack and that it would have been impossible for Keller to see one inside the car even if he did.
Attorney Paul B. Justi, who is representing the family, pointed out that this case could have turned deadly like so many other recent tragic encounters between police and minorities.
“What happened to my clients happens all the time and is a real problem,” Justi explained. “This type of police misconduct only gets attention when someone ends up dead, but this type of non-lethal harassment is much more widespread and also need to be brought to light and stopped.”
Earlier this year, the San Jose Police Department was sued by a black man who said he was stopped repeatedly for minor traffic violations because of his skin color.
This is how u play the game...chill out and let the police violate all your rights then come back with that lawsuit....if they say they arresting u then let them arrest u cuz they gone arrest u once they have made that decision...dont flip out keep your mouth shut let them do what they do and just get ready to hit them back with that lawsuit and even criminal charges in some cases.
Cops word against theres, n these goofy muthafuckas got no footage.... lawse
As soon as the cops got at them, they should of broke out their cell phones .
At least they getting back at them in a civilized manner instead of singing kendrick lamar songs in the street....as long as they fighting for their rights and swinging that sword of justice they get a salute from me.....stop hating ?
Swinging the sword of justice?
Eric garner got killed on tape, his killer is free. ..
Thats who they gonna get justice from?
At least the folks singing Kendrick
got their goals accomplished, n the 14 year old was set free.
That's what im about. U still believing in a justice system that doesn't work for ? . This ? gonna be a cake walk for the cop. These muthafucka aint got no evidence. A ? word dont mean ? in 2015, but u wouldn't know that .
Keep swinging that sword of justice.
Why will negroes never except responsibility???? Eric garner resisted arrest...? shouldve shut his mouth let em put them handcuffs on and if they violated any of his rights in the process he should have filed a lawsuit (swinging the sword of justice).
STOP FIGHTING COPS ON THE STREET....SHUT UP AND FIGHT THAT ? IN COURT....? refuse to learn the Law so they can learn how to defend their rights the correct way.
Muthafuccas are filing lawsuits and getting settlements all day everyday....its black folks taking ? to the supreme court and getting remedy....
Keep singing in the street my ? and see how far that gets u....? ?
The irony of your screen name being what it is and how your logic disrespects who it's derived from. The only ? ? here is yourself. And while economic empowerment is important to our cause, if you believe that it's the only thing that matters then you're not only a ? , but oblivious and naive as well. There are multiple issues that need to be resolved and contrary to popular belief, money will not fix all of them. It is not the end all be all.
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Ooohhh I'm so mad..? like this burns my soul..white ppl are the devil. They don't belong here.
Nah I'm just ? around...I don't give a ? ..black and white will never coexist peacefully 100% so ? like this doesn't surprise me, it's expected -
They lived in Almaden Valley which is one of the nicest neighborhoods in SJ. More than likely somebody got jealous and called the police on them. The police being hyper vigilant likely ? with them and went overboard. I lived in San Jo several years and moved out and will never move back because of the police, the property crime rate, and how the police handle the people. For what you pay to live in a nice area there, it's not worth it.
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smh that 14 y/o ? had no heart. He shoulda had that phone out as SOON as ? got real and told pig to shoot him if he ain't like it. If Officer Slager taught us anything it should be that phones are more effective than guns against the police in the country. (For now, at least....) That phone could be the difference between you getting justice or getting lost in the belly of the beast. We all watched as cell phone videos toppled dictators during the Arab Spring. This new ability of impoverished masses to document injustice and disseminate it to the entire world for free is unprecedented in human history. ? use it.
Don't never let no fascist pig convince you that you can't film him. Hit em with the Charlton Heston line:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTdO-w3xnpw -
Malcolm Xtra wrote: »Malcolm Xtra wrote: »blackamerica wrote: »Wtf? Cop follows black family home and pulls out his gun on them for no damn reason? Man it's a all out race war in America in 2015
Yawwwn u acting like they won . ..Malcolm Xtra wrote: »A lawsuit filed in federal court on Wednesday accused the San Jose police department of racially profiling a black family and then holding them at gunpoint in front of their 7-year-old child for no reason.
According to a lawsuit obtained by The San Jose Mercury News, Emmanuel Stephens and his wife, Jasmine Whitley, had just picked up their 7-year-old daughter from school when Officer Alexander Keller began following them.
The lawsuit said that Keller followed the family to their home where he jumped out of his patrol car and drew his weapon on them. Keller allegedly placed Stephens in handcuffs and threatened to send their 14-year-old child to Juvenile Hall if she tried to record the incident with a cell phone.
According to the lawsuit, officers searched the family’s vehicle without probable cause. Whitley was cited for a small amount of medical marijuana even though she produced proof of a prescription.
The couple was later told by another officer that police had received calls about “suspicious black man with a purple backpack.” The suit, however, a.sserted that Stephens did not have a purple backpack and that it would have been impossible for Keller to see one inside the car even if he did.
Attorney Paul B. Justi, who is representing the family, pointed out that this case could have turned deadly like so many other recent tragic encounters between police and minorities.
“What happened to my clients happens all the time and is a real problem,” Justi explained. “This type of police misconduct only gets attention when someone ends up dead, but this type of non-lethal harassment is much more widespread and also need to be brought to light and stopped.”
Earlier this year, the San Jose Police Department was sued by a black man who said he was stopped repeatedly for minor traffic violations because of his skin color.
This is how u play the game...chill out and let the police violate all your rights then come back with that lawsuit....if they say they arresting u then let them arrest u cuz they gone arrest u once they have made that decision...dont flip out keep your mouth shut let them do what they do and just get ready to hit them back with that lawsuit and even criminal charges in some cases.
Cops word against theres, n these goofy muthafuckas got no footage.... lawse
As soon as the cops got at them, they should of broke out their cell phones .
At least they getting back at them in a civilized manner instead of singing kendrick lamar songs in the street....as long as they fighting for their rights and swinging that sword of justice they get a salute from me.....stop hating ?
Swinging the sword of justice?
Eric garner got killed on tape, his killer is free. ..
Thats who they gonna get justice from?
At least the folks singing Kendrick
got their goals accomplished, n the 14 year old was set free.
That's what im about. U still believing in a justice system that doesn't work for ? . This ? gonna be a cake walk for the cop. These muthafucka aint got no evidence. A ? word dont mean ? in 2015, but u wouldn't know that .
Keep swinging that sword of justice.
Why will negroes never except responsibility???? Eric garner resisted arrest...? shouldve shut his mouth let em put them handcuffs on and if they violated any of his rights in the process he should have filed a lawsuit (swinging the sword of justice).
STOP FIGHTING COPS ON THE STREET....SHUT UP AND FIGHT THAT ? IN COURT....? refuse to learn the Law so they can learn how to defend their rights the correct way.
Muthafuccas are filing lawsuits and getting settlements all day everyday....its black folks taking ? to the supreme court and getting remedy....
Keep singing in the street my ? and see how far that gets u....? ?
I guess folks don't like this answer but the man has a point. You'll never see someone dead to rights throwing a fuss when approached by police. It simply isn't wise. You don't want to make ? worst as it can possibly be, so comply within your rights and keep your mouth shut. You increase your chances of survival and gain rope to hang them with later in court possibly.
Remember, their goal is for the suspect to give them a reason and the majority of their procedure is baiting tactics.
Police pulling a black man over is the equivalent of a soldier caught behind enemy lines as one man put it. You'll know when you encounter a cop out to ? and in that case by all means fight for your life. But if that aint the case take the L and fight it another day... not on the killing field. -
it shows you how stupid they are becoming.they trying to bring back public killing without a cause against black folks
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Keep them cell phone cameras rolling. Their whole demeanor changes
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MasterJayN100 wrote: »it shows you how stupid they are becoming
I'm usually under the thought train that the cameras are just exposing what's already been going on but I'm currently changing my mind that they must be becoming More brazen and stupid.
There's a new report of an officer shooting a (white) guy in the back during a drug sting and didnt even file it in the police report.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/sc-cop-killed-teen-with-two-shots-to-the-back-during-weed-bust-and-didnt-even-report-it-attorney/comments/#disqus
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The cat in Walmart too. Hell that Indian man that got paralyzed by a cop bodyslamming him was put in that situation because someone called in saying a strange black man was walking up and down the street.
It's so bad, a cop had to come out and tell people to stop doing that ? . Here's a good article about it:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/05/06/these-cops-are-tired-of-white-people-getting-freaked-out-by-their-black-neighbors/
"People, please stop making my job so difficult."
That's the opening of a discussion in "ProtectAndServe," reddit's community of law enforcement officers. The poster, who goes by the handle "sf7" and has been verified as a law enforcement officer by the forum's moderators, goes on:
So I'm working last week and get dispatched to a call of 'Suspicious Activity.' Ya'll wanna know what the suspicious activity was? Someone walking around in the dark with a flashlight and crow bar? Nope. Someone walking into a bank with a full face mask on? Nope.
It was two black males who were jump starting a car at 930 in the morning. That was it. Nothing else. Someone called it in.
People. People. People. If you're going to be a racist, stereotypical ? ...keep it to yourself.
Other forum users sympathize. One tells a story about someone asking the cops to investigate a middle-aged black man fishing in his own community. Another was asked to respond to a report of two Middle Eastern guys sitting in the same car. Another laments that "we frequently get calls about black men and woman and kids, yes [expletive] kids, walking. Like WWB [walking while black] was actually a crime and not a Twitter joke."
The stories pile on. A white security officer tells of the year he and his black wife lived in an apartment complex. "She got cops called a total of 9 times in the year we lived there I got zero," he says. A retired cop recalls the time a "lady called scared to death because some black guy was sitting in his truck across from her house" -- it was the water meter reader.
These are simply anecdotes on a public website. But they illustrate an aspect of the relationship between cops and minority communities that doesn't get much attention.
In stories like Ferguson and Baltimore, we tend to focus on the relationship between police and minority communities as if it were purely binary and took place in a vacuum. But the Reddit thread shows that cops can become frustrated by the frequency with which some members of a community -- most likely white people -- call the authorities.
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Fight that ? in court!?!? There's cops killing black people on tape and they get off. ? you think this is? Take that ? to court so they can laugh your ass outta there. Find that cops wife and ? her in the ass and send her ass back to her pig off a husband with a half black baby and let him blow his brains out. That's justice.
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