From [HERE] A black man in Texas says he was racially profiled by a white deputy as he was cutting lawns last week, claiming he was approached simply because he “fit the description” while going door to door with business cards.
A four-minute video of the June 18 encounter between Marlin Gipson, 21, and a deputy from Harris County Constable Precinct 1 has racked up more than 5 million views. It begins with Gipson explaining to an officer why he had been walking from house to house with his brother in a subdivision in North Harris County.
“Because I’m investigating what you’re doing,” the deputy replies when asked why he was stopped. “Whenever an officer asks you for your ID, you’re supposed to provide your ID.”
The obese white deputy and a K9 unit later responded to a home and located Gipson, who was Tasered and attacked by the police dog after not complying with at least 10 orders to surrender, the Houston Chronicle reports. [How humane].
Gipson was arrested and charged with evading arrest and failure to identify himself, according to the newspaper. [here, the white media, in this case the Houston Chronicle and the NY Post, have ommitted the important fact that in order for the police to stop you the Supreme Court has ruled that police must have a reasonable articulable suspicion that there is criminal activity afoot and the person detained is involved in the activity. Cops cannot stop you and demand ID for no reason. Police may not act on on the basis of an inchoate and unparticularized suspicion or a hunch - there must be some specific articulable facts along with reasonable inferences from those facts to justify the intrusion.[MORE] "Stop and identify" statutes are statutory laws in the United States that authorize police to legally obtain the identification of someone whom they reasonably suspect of having committed a crime. If there is no reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed, is being committed, or is about to be committed, an individual is not required to provide identification, even in "Stop and ID" states. [MORE] and [MORE]
He’s also a fugitive on a previous assault charge and has two pending cases in nearby Washington County for resisting arrest and giving false information to police, according to the police. Even though no trial has taken place he must be guilty. The white cop knew none of the above information as he observed a Black body cutting grass - the cop knew none of the above information prior to ordering him to stop. Violating the Constitution to find out such info is prohibited when it comes to white citizens in their "democracy."
Gipson’s Philadelphia-based attorney, Lee Merritt, said his client’s civil rights may have been violated during his arrest.
“His right arm was being mauled by a K9 unit,” Merritt told KTRK. “While he was being mauled by a K9 unit, he was shot a second time with a Taser, then placed in handcuffs all the while being fully compliant. That’s excessive force under any circumstances.”
Calls seeking comment from Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen were not immediately returned Friday. But Rosen told Chron.com that Gipson’s family has filed a complaint with his office and claimed Gipson had not been truthful about the interaction.
“I think anytime you turn something you claim is racially motivated, that sensationalizes things,” Rosen told reporters during a press conference Wednesday.
Rosen, who played a clip from dashcam footage taken from the deputy’s car, denied that race played a role in the interaction and said his deputies acted correctly, including during Gipson’s arrest later that day, KTRK reports.
“We have one of the most diverse offices in Harris County,” Rosen said. “It really incenses me that somebody says they were targeted because of their race. I love our minority community, I work hard to gain trust of our minority community.”
Meanwhile, an online fundraiser for Gipson has surpassed $20,000. Gipson claims the damage to his reputation and his business cannot be fixed.
“My brothers and I believe we can turn this negative into a positive despite it all,” the fundraiser reads. “We want to grow and expand our business and teach others about opportunities in entrepreneurship over selling drugs. We want to speak out against injustice and police brutality. We want to be sure the officers involved here are held accountable.”