Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

icymist

(15,888 posts)
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 05:24 PM Feb 2012

Seattle officers reprimanded over disclosure of dash cam video

SEATTLE -- For the past year the KOMO 4 Problem Solvers have uncovered case after case of questionable conduct by Seattle Police Officers caught on tape. Now we've found a chilling case that started as a simple traffic stop that could happen to any one of us. Only this time the dash cam video of the incident was shown to a man's boss, jeopardizing his very livelihood.

Most people who know Keiwuan Miller see him as either the assistant high school basketball coach or as a security officer at a local public high school. But on an April day in 2010, drivers could have seen him along the side of a city street, stopped by Seattle police for allegedly not wearing his seat belt.

Miller, who has absolutely no criminal history, says he's been stopped by police time and time again simply because of the color of his skin. And every time he's stopped, "it brings back the first time, the second time, when I was a teenager, when I was 22, It brings all those times back."

As a result, Miller says he suffers from anxiety attacks, which prompted him to get out of his car while waiting for Officer Mary Ann Unger to write a ticket.
http://www.komonews.com/news/problemsolvers/Seattle-officers-reprimanded-over-disclosure-of-dash-cam-video-139422678.html?tab=video&c=y

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Seattle officers repriman...