This is anecdotal -- so take it however. A friend of mine was telling me about a 1983 case an old law school friend of his had picked up. A 1983 case, for those of you not accustomed to the venacular, is a charge of "denial of due process under color of law." In common terms, it is thought of as civil rights. Now, on with the story.
A young African-American female soldier from Ft. Hood was returning to base after an emergency surgery when she was pulled over by one of the local law enforcement officers for some reason or other. She handed him her drivers' license and insurance. He demanded to see her military ID, which she did not have in her possession. He arrested her for Failure to ID, which was a blatant false arrest because she had provided the state sanctioned form of Identification by proferring her TDL. He throws he into the back of the squad car, busting open the stitches from her surgery, causing her to thereafter undergo two subsequent surgeries. Of course, the kicker in this one is what he supposedly entered on the police report where it asked for the person's race. It wouldn't be polite to repeat the word used. You can understand that, can't you?
It is regrettable that we still do have people like that out there running around with badges on their chests.
Posted by Tiger at October 6, 2005 11:13 PM | TrackBackIt really is regrettable that racist bigots still hold positions of authority and trust. That man isn't a "police officer", he's a "pig". In all senses of the word.
Hopefully he'll receive the punishment he so richly deserves.
--TwoDragons
Posted by: Denita TwoDragons at October 8, 2005 08:47 AM