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Odoreida

(1,549 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2018, 07:17 AM Oct 2018

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Black Man Cuffed on His Own Property While Moving Into New Home

Black Man Cuffed on His Own Property While Moving Into New Home
http://reason.com/blog/2018/10/04/black-man-cuffed-own-property-moving-tv

A black military veteran is calling foul after Kansas police handcuffed him on his own property. His infraction? Moving into his new home.

Karle Robinson, 61, can understand why a Tonganoxie police officer was suspicious in the first place. It was past 2 a.m. in the morning, and he was trying to move a flat-screen TV into his house. What Robinson doesn't get is why, after offering to retrieve documentation proving it was really his house, he was treated like a criminal.

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Black Man Cuffed on His Own Property While Moving Into New Home (Original Post) Odoreida Oct 2018 OP

Because Kansas & white cops nt abbeyco Oct 2018 #1

Here let me prove its my house. Nope we already don't think so lunasun Oct 2018 #2

Something must change. Nitram Oct 2018 #3

He was suspicious because he was carrying furniture into the house? marble falls Oct 2018 #4

Black people can't have houses in that neighborhood laserhaas Oct 2018 #5

abbeyco

(1,555 posts)

1. Because Kansas & white cops nt

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 07:22 AM

Oct 2018

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

2. Here let me prove its my house. Nope we already don't think so

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 07:47 AM

Oct 2018

Nitram

(22,749 posts)

3. Something must change.

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Fri Oct 5, 2018, 10:48 AM

Oct 2018

marble falls

(56,943 posts)

4. He was suspicious because he was carrying furniture into the house?

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 11:57 AM

Oct 2018

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)

5. Black people can't have houses in that neighborhood

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 12:26 PM

Oct 2018

The KKK neighborhood watch report would have said something about it.

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