Police Mistakenly Think Black Adoptee Is a Burglar. Gets Pepper-sprayed. - Polidicks

[QUOTE]FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (AP) — Police mistook a black teenager for a burglar and pepper-sprayed him inside the home of his white foster parents.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]It was Monday afternoon when 18-year-old DeShawn Currie came home from school and went up to his room. Unknown to him, a neighbor thought they saw something amiss in a neighborhood of mostly modest brick ranch homes that's had a run of crimes lately. Police were called. A possible burglary in progress.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Not knowing if Currie was a burglar, whether he was armed or who else was in the house, an officer barked orders. Currie tried to explain this was his home. They told him to shut up.[/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://news.yahoo.com/police-mistakenly-think-black-teen-home-burglar-164331471.html[/url]

[quote][b]Unknown to him, a neighbor thought they saw something amiss in a neighborhood of mostly modest brick ranch homes that's had a run of crimes lately.[/b][/quote] and convenient dismissal of these parts. [quote]"Where's your picture if you say you live here?" Stacy Tyler, who made Currie her foster child last December, recounts one of the officers as asking. "He (Currie) snapped. And that's when he got loud and yelling." "Mr. Currie became very volatile, profane and threatened physical violence toward the police officer," police in this Raleigh suburb said Wednesday in a prepared statement. "In an effort to calm Mr. Currie, the police officer asked him several times to have a seat, which he refused. Mr. Currie became increasingly belligerent and profane and the police officer attempted to restrain Mr. Currie with handcuffs to insure the police officer's and Mr. Currie's safety. Mr. Currie then struck the police officer's left arm knocking the handcuffs to the floor." That's what led to the pepper spray, police said. No charges were filed against Currie.[/quote]

Wow, that must have been very scary for him, I'm glad nothing [I]worse[/I] happened. edit: Okay yeah maybe the guy could have handled the situation better after all.

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;46256040]and convenient dismissal of these parts.[/QUOTE] Yep.

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;46256040]and convenient dismissal of these parts.[/QUOTE] I'm curious, how would you react if you went downstairs for a snack or whatever and see two uninvited gentlemen of the law in your home without a warrent? I'm not excusing his actions btw.

op should get banned for title.

[QUOTE=axelord157;46256125]I'm curious, how would you react if you went downstairs for a snack or whatever and see two uninvited gentlemen of the law in your home without a warrent? I'm not excusing his actions btw.[/QUOTE] not with violence and verbal abuse? assuming the mother was there (which sounds like she was since she gave her recount of the officer asking "do you have proof that you live here") she could have just told the officers or shown them a picture.

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;46256040]and convenient dismissal of these parts.[/QUOTE] That was the prepared statement by the police chief. We all know the police would never lie, riiiight? Could you explain this part then? [QUOTE]Police Chief Larry Smith, two police captains and a police spokeswoman did not respond to emails from The Associated Press asking what specific instructions Currie did not follow. Police also did not describe what kinds of crimes had been committed in the neighborhood and how recently. Stacy Tyler said a bicycle was stolen out of her home's back yard a couple of weeks ago.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=axelord157;46256209]That was the prepared statement by the police chief. [B]We all know the police would never lie, riiiight? Could you explain this part then?[/B][/QUOTE] Are you really going to be this guy

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;46256040]and convenient dismissal of these parts.[/QUOTE] [quote]"Where's your picture if you say you live here?" Stacy Tyler, who made Currie her foster child last December, recounts one of the officers as asking. "He (Currie) snapped. And that's when he got loud and yelling." "Mr. Currie became very volatile, profane and threatened physical violence toward the police officer," police in this Raleigh suburb said Wednesday in a prepared statement. "In an effort to calm Mr. Currie, the police officer asked him several times to have a seat, which he refused. Mr. Currie became increasingly belligerent and profane and the police officer attempted to restrain Mr. Currie with handcuffs to insure the police officer's and Mr. Currie's safety. Mr. Currie then struck the police officer's left arm knocking the handcuffs to the floor." That's what led to the pepper spray, police said. No charges were filed against Currie.[/quote] i would probably be legitimately pissed off too if the cops broke into my house trying to arrest me for no reason

[QUOTE=Ganerumo;46256231]Are you really going to be this guy[/QUOTE] The guy who doesn't take everything the authorities say at face value? Gladly. Question, why don't the cops who sprayed the dude back up what the chief said?

[QUOTE=axelord157;46256278]The guy who doesn't take everything the authorities say at face value? Gladly. Question, why don't the cops who sprayed the dude back up what the chief said?[/QUOTE] Yeah! Fight the evil pigs brother!

[QUOTE=axelord157;46256278]The guy who doesn't take everything the authorities say at face value? Gladly.[/QUOTE] No, the guy who cherrypicks news articles about the police fucking up some way or another and then pretends the police is all fucked up and bad and untrustworthy based on a single article [I]they picked themselves[/I].

[QUOTE=helifreak;46256305]Yeah! Fight the evil pigs brother![/QUOTE] tbh, is he wrong? i though facepunchers were smart enough to know that skepticism is healthy. it could go either way.

[QUOTE=Wizards Court;46256354]tbh, is he wrong? i though facepunchers were smart enough to know that skepticism is healthy. it could go either way.[/QUOTE] The guy picked specifically an article that showed the police having some issue, and he quoted the specific part of the article that puts them in the worst possible light. There's a difference between skepticism and outright looking for bad shit to generalize. As already mentioned above, the OP specifically let out the parts where Currie became aggressive when the officers questioned whether or not he was actually living here, which is what lead to the pepper spray - that's not skepticism, that's leaving out inconvenient stuff to make a shitty point.

[QUOTE=Ganerumo;46256372]The guy picked specifically an article that showed the police having some issue, and he quoted the specific part of the article that puts them in the worst possible light. There's a difference between skepticism and outright looking for bad shit to generalize.[/QUOTE] i don't mean that part, i mean not taking what people say at face value part, still dumb that he cherry picked a part of the article though.

[QUOTE=Sableye;46256239]i would probably be legitimately pissed off too if the cops broke into my house trying to arrest me for no reason[/QUOTE] They didn't break in, they had a legal right to enter the house.

[QUOTE=Wizards Court;46256380]i don't mean that part, i mean not taking what people say at face value part, still dumb that he cherry picked a part of the article though.[/QUOTE] Yeah not taking speech at face value is a given but you still have to actually take what they have to say into consideration, omitting it entirely is just retarded.

[QUOTE=helifreak;46256305]Yeah! Fight the evil pigs brother![/QUOTE] I might be a man but I guarantee you I'm not a straw one. [QUOTE=Ganerumo;46256321]No, the guy who cherrypicks news articles about the police fucking up some way or another and then pretends the police is all fucked up and bad and untrustworthy based on a single article [I]they picked themselves[/I].[/QUOTE] Fine, I'll admit to the cherrypicking, but how would you feel if random policemen entered your own house without permission and accusing you of crimes you didn't do when you're the one who was actually the victim of said crimes (read the bike part)? That doesn't make for a dandy mood I say.

[QUOTE=axelord157;46256416]Fine, I'll admit to the cherrypicking, but how would you feel if random policemen entered your own house without permission and accusing you of crimes you didn't do when you're the one who was actually the victim of said crimes (read the bike part)? That doesn't make for a dandy mood I say.[/QUOTE] in the case of an emergency or a crime in progress (neighbors called in saying a man (burglar) entered a home) officers don't need permission to enter property.

[QUOTE]"Where's your picture if you say you live here?" Stacy Tyler, who made Currie her foster child last December, recounts one of the officers as asking. "He (Currie) snapped. And that's when he got loud and yelling."[/QUOTE] I'd be pretty pissed too if cops charged into my house without a warrant, pointed at a picture of white people on the wall, and said "This can't be your house, white folks live here!" [editline]16th October 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=BeardyDuck;46256449]in the case of an emergency or a crime in progress (neighbors called in saying a man (burglar) entered a home) officers don't need permission to enter property.[/QUOTE] It wasn't an emergency, it was ignorant-ass neighbors who made an ignorant-ass assumption.

[QUOTE=axelord157;46256416]Fine, I'll admit to the cherrypicking, but how would you feel if random policemen entered your own house without permission and accusing you of crimes you didn't do when you're the one who was actually the victim of said crimes (read the bike part)? That doesn't make for a dandy mood I say.[/QUOTE] I'd probably be pissed off about cops entering my home but I wouldn't flip my shit because they questioned me living in that house. That's an extremely childish (and retarded) thing to do, especially with cops. If I was in the same situation as these policemen, I too would have wondered why a black kid is living with white people, because typically, white people tend to have white children.

[QUOTE=Ganerumo;46256372] There's a difference between skepticism and outright looking for bad shit to generalize. As already mentioned above, the OP specifically let out the parts where Currie became aggressive when the officers questioned whether or not he was actually living here, which is what lead to the pepper spray - that's not skepticism, that's leaving out inconvenient stuff to make a shitty point.[/QUOTE] I really can't believe you're defending them. He had every right to be extremely unhappy, and they had NO legitimate right to be in his house. [editline]16th October 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Ganerumo;46256482]I'd probably be pissed off about cops entering my home but I wouldn't flip my shit because they questioned me living in that house. That's an extremely childish (and retarded) thing to do, especially with cops. If I was in the same situation as these policemen, I too would have [B]wondered why a black kid is living with white people, because typically, white people tend to have white children.[/B][/QUOTE] Dude you literally just said racial profiling is okay.

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;46256475]It wasn't an emergency, it was ignorant-ass neighbors who made an ignorant-ass assumption.[/QUOTE] even if it turned out to not be a real emergency they can't just assume it's nothing and ignore it. what if it had been a real burglary? not even that big of a surprise you would make a post like this, you've shown yourself to be one of those people that reads the article and posts "the cops should have done this! sheesh, it's like they didn't know anything!"

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[QUOTE=Wizards Court;46256354]tbh, is he wrong? i though facepunchers were smart enough to know that skepticism is healthy. it could go either way.[/QUOTE] Damn, you're telling me. It's weird how FPers lose their skepticism with cases like these.

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;46256521]even if it turned out to not be a real emergency they can't just assume it's nothing and ignore it. what if it had been a real burglary? not even that big of a surprise you would make a post like this, you've shown yourself to be one of those people that reads the article and posts "the cops should have done this! sheesh, it's like they didn't know anything!"[/QUOTE] And Facepunch has shown itself to be full of idiot teenagers that will defend police misconduct to the end of the earth. A cop could execute a six-year-old in Times Square and somebody here would find a way to defend it.

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;46256521]even if it turned out to not be a real emergency they can't just assume it's nothing and ignore it. what if it had been a real burglary? not even that big of a surprise you would make a post like this, you've shown yourself to be one of those people that reads the article and posts "the cops should have done this! sheesh, it's like they didn't know anything!"[/QUOTE] Just ignore him, he's done this in other threads and it goes on for a dozen pages.

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;46256571]And Facepunch has shown itself to be full of idiot teenagers that will defend police misconduct to the end of the earth. [b]A cop could execute a six-year-old in Times Square and somebody here would find a way to defend it.[/b][/QUOTE] let me just quote this to show how fucking idiotic you are for comparing officers responding to a possible burglary to your example.

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;46256571]A cop could execute a six-year-old in Times Square and [B]somebody here would find a way to defend it.[/B][/QUOTE] It's almost as if every FP user is a unique person with different ideals and opinions woaaaahhh