NAACP leader's racial profiling claim challenged after bodycam footage released

[Cow Poke]

NAACP leader's racial profiling claim challenged after bodycam footage released

Is it just possible that a lot of this "Cops hate blacks" rhetoric is totally made up?

Let's check in with South Carolina NAACP chapter president Rev. Jerrod Moultrie, who accused the police of racial profiling.

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"Tonight, I was racially profiled by Timmonsville Officer CAUSE I WAS DRIVING A MERCEDES BENZ AND GOING HOME IN A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD," Timmonsville NAACP President Rev. Jerrod Moultrie said in an April 13 Facebook post, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.

What does the BodyCam video show?

[Jedidiah]

Typical of lefty liars.

[Cow Poke]

Typical of lefty liars.

And a REVEREND, no less!

[NorrinRadd]

I'm definitely cynical enough to believe this fool intentionally neglected to signal in order to provoke the whole thing.

[Cow Poke]

I'm definitely cynical enough to believe this fool intentionally neglected to signal in order to provoke the whole thing.

I hadn't even thought of that, though it's certainly well known that there needs to be some kind of probably cause to make a stop.

[One Bad Pig]

I hadn't even thought of that, though it's certainly well known that there needs to be some kind of probably cause to make a stop.

I doubt it's the case. Failure to use turn signals is endemic around me, and it never seems to be a focus of enforcement.

[seer]

And a REVEREND, no less!

Can't this guy be arrested for making such false claims.

[Cow Poke]

Can't this guy be arrested for making such false claims.

If the cops wanted to play into his hands, yes.

[seer]

If the cops wanted to play into his hands, yes.

So he gets a free pass? Would I or you?

[mikewhitney]

I doubt it's the case. Failure to use turn signals is endemic around me, and it never seems to be a focus of enforcement.

signaling is not required in california. if you do it, the spot you want to move to is quickly blocked.

[mikewhitney]

probably cause to make a stop.

I like the probably clause

[rogue06]

signaling is not required in california. if you do it, the spot you want to move to is quickly blocked.

I've become convinced that using a turn signal around here is viewed as some sort of sign of weakness.

[One Bad Pig]

signaling is not required in california. if you do it, the spot you want to move to is quickly blocked.

It's a great example of nanny-state idiocy. Let's not enforce something which might prevent an accident; instead, let's spend every effort to make sure that, when someone gets into an accident, they're wearing seatbelts to protect themselves.

[Mountain Man]

The guy's claim: "Tonight, I was racially profiled by Timmonsville Officer CAUSE I WAS DRIVING A MERCEDES BENZ AND GOING HOME IN A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD."

Even if he was questioned about being in a nice neighborhood, that doesn't prove racial profiling. Several years ago, I arrived super early for a job interview. I wasn't about to sit in the lobby for 45-minutes (that could make a bad impression), so I drove into a nearby neighborhood, parked, and started reading a book to pass the time. After about 15-minutes, two police cars pulled up, and a very stern police officer demanded to know what I was doing because someone had called to report a suspicious vehicle matching the description of my car. I explained my situation, and after a few more questions and several penetrating looks from the two officers, he finally wished me good luck on my interview, and they left.

Now imagine the story I could tell if I was black.

[Cow Poke]

It's a great example of nanny-state idiocy. Let's not enforce something which might prevent an accident; instead, let's spend every effort to make sure that, when someone gets into an accident, they're wearing seatbelts to protect themselves.

Many years ago, I was going to be driving in Baltimore, and I was sternly warned by my host, "do NOT use your turn signals on the Baltimore Beltway, or somebody will quickly rush in to block your lane change". I don't know if they were kidding, or not.