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<p>Another day, another viral video of the police harassing black people for the &quot;crime&quot; of living their lives.</p><h2>A video making the rounds on social media today shows a black man being aggressively detained, harassed, choked and tackled to the ground by police.</h2><p>FOR APPARENTLY NO REASON.</p><p><span style="font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">The man had been pulled over by a cop in Texas &quot;without [being] given a reason,&quot; according to the person who shared the video on Twitter. He says the cop then &quot;tried to arrest&quot; the man, who repeatedly asked &quot;detained for what?&quot; and was told he was being arrested for &quot;speeding.&quot; Cops tried to handcuff the man, who refused to comply with &quot;being handcuffed and arrested for speeding.&quot; Then another cop showed up, and they escalated the situation, putting the man in a </span>chokehold<span style="font-size: 1.1rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em;"> and tackling him to the ground.</span></p><p>Meanwhile a woman in the background is heard screaming in terror, pleading with the cops not to hurt him.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>You can watch the violent encounter here:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Black man was pulled over by a Texas cop without given a reason. The cop then tries to arrest him. After he asks multiple times, cop tells him he&#39;s being arrested for &quot;speeding&quot;<br><br>Not willing to comply w/ being handcuffed and arrested for speeding, waits for back up<br><br>This happens <a href="https://t.co/tYu47bSmFy">pic.twitter.com/tYu47bSmFy</a></p>&mdash; StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1156049011058597893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>This is one of countless videos to go viral in recent years that show cops roughing up, harassing, manhandling, shooting, and killing, men and women of color. It&#39;s almost become the &quot;norm&quot; in the U.S.</p><h2>The guy who shared the video points out that this is part of a much larger, systemic problem, and calls for the cops to be arrested.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dylan Roof was treated better than this and he killed 9 black people in church!<br><br>Don&#39;t EVER ask me why Kaepernick took a knee and why I kneel. BLACK LIVES MATTER! <br><br>(Also if you don&#39;t know a Muslim or have a Muslim friend, you do now. follow. Trying to dispel Muslim stereotypes)</p>&mdash; StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1156061264747085824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Patiently waiting for another officer to come on scene in hopes that that officer would understand he did not commit a violent crime &amp; did not deserve to be treated like he did<br><br>Before he could even speak, that officer went for his neck<br><br>He needs to be charged w/ attempted murder</p>&mdash; StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1156174123577544704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>While many people in the replies are expressing horror at the violent and unjust way this man was treated.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After 30 years as a police officer in Scotland, I never recognise these mad violent behaviours of US cops. Here, this would lead to suspension, investigation and probably criminal conviction. It’s not perfect in Scotland but this is sickening.</p>&mdash; George Denholm 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@Geod2961) <a href="https://twitter.com/Geod2961/status/1156119046536015872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/redbird2fly/status/1156060858851745792</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m just so damn tired of seeing videos like this, because it reminds me what must happen when there is nobody watching.</p>&mdash; Naveed Jamali (@NaveedAJamali) <a href="https://twitter.com/NaveedAJamali/status/1156070176678273024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Arrested for speeding... wtaf.</p>&mdash; ✨Bobby Dazzler✨ (@QDCFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/QDCFootball/status/1156049531781255172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Because white supremacist and klan members have infiltrated the police departments. White people seem to still be oblivious or in denial about this fact. The FBI already told you, but I guess it’s yet another fact that’s been ignored.</p>&mdash; Kim Kindred🌿🎭🌿🇺🇸 (@kindred_kim) <a href="https://twitter.com/kindred_kim/status/1156059805435514880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here we go again, this is crazy, cop can&#39;t make up his mind on what he&#39;s telling this man to do, get on the ground or give him his wallet, poor police interaction and of course the person is black. If he go to reach for the wallet he&#39;s Dead.</p>&mdash; David Taylor (@42Taylormade) <a href="https://twitter.com/42Taylormade/status/1156062219379126272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>A few people are taking the cops&#39; side, saying that the video lacks &quot;context&quot; and that the man should not have resisted arrest.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nope. No context leading up to this. Also, he clearly was not cooperating or complying. And he resisted both officers. If you want to fight back, that’s what’s going to happen. The court room is the place for arguing, not on scene.</p>&mdash; Disgruntled Dispatch (@PissedOff911) <a href="https://twitter.com/PissedOff911/status/1156054256509755392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Must be another incident where you were there and you know everything that happened before cameras started rolling. Argue in court, not on the streets. If the cops were wrong, sue them, get paid. <br>Watch this, it&#39;s easy:<br>Cop: &quot;put your hands being your back&quot;<br>Me: &quot;yes sir&quot;<br>🙃</p>&mdash; Donut Operator 🍩 (@DonutOperator) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonutOperator/status/1156207779570491397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>This guy claimed that the man should have &quot;followed the law.&quot;</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Follow the law. Obey the cops. Respect the laws of society. This is not Somalia. And if we allow everyone to follow the laws they want to follow we will end up in anarchy.</p>&mdash; Freedom Fighter (@DemocraticPuni1) <a href="https://twitter.com/DemocraticPuni1/status/1156086119043235840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Then this guy highlighted the flaw in that argument:</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good point! These cops should be expected to follow the laws, I agree completely. It’s a shame to see police officers so blatantly violate the laws they swore to uphold</p>&mdash; RF Gonzo (@raoulfgonzo) <a href="https://twitter.com/raoulfgonzo/status/1156087166918975489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Though some commenters are denying that the cops were racist, white people are sharing how their own experiences with cops have been drastically different.</h2><oembed>https://twitter.com/xvxaderynxvx/status/1156074306448908288</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/nomoinfo/status/1156217796277276673</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If I could share my white privilege, I would... because it&#39;s very hard to continue watching this abuse toward POC get worse each day. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmeriKKKa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AmeriKKKa</a></p>&mdash; Stay-at-home Unicorn 🦄 (@JoshCoutu) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshCoutu/status/1156067439135772673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Im with this guy. Im a white guy in America, so even when things are going bad I know it is worse for a lot of people. “When the first link of the chain is forged, the first speech censured...we are all chained irrevocably.” Until we are ALL free none of us are. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Resist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Resist</a></p>&mdash; Jesse Aaron (@jaenova251) <a href="https://twitter.com/jaenova251/status/1156204801002262530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><h2>This man pointed out, tragically, that the man is &quot;lucky&quot; to be alive, as these videos often end in bloodshed.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">he’s lucky to be alive</p>&mdash; kendis (@kendisgibson) <a href="https://twitter.com/kendisgibson/status/1156072617369096193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>And this guy pointed out that, even if he&#39;s alive, this man&#39;s interaction with the cops could have severe repercussions for the rest of his life.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He is. Although I’m sure they’ll charge him with a slew of crimes and he’ll spend the next few years fighting everything. It’ll impact his life professionally, financially and psychologically. It’s just not fair.</p>&mdash; Naveed Jamali (@NaveedAJamali) <a href="https://twitter.com/NaveedAJamali/status/1156074633998692353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><h2>Others are reacting to the heartbreaking words of the woman who seems to be filming the video, who clearly felt terrified and powerless to help him.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I felt her words! I&#39;m angered and sadden.</p>&mdash; 𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓪🦋 (@str8fromVenus) <a href="https://twitter.com/str8fromVenus/status/1156051755010011137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Listening to her was so upsetting. She was trying desperately to protect him and in his upset he wasn’t listening to her. Every time she told him not to move, you could feel it. It was terrifying. This just shouldn’t be like this.</p>&mdash; Christine0526 (@Christine0526) <a href="https://twitter.com/Christine0526/status/1156054496499265536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">At that moment, she sounded completely powerless to the entire situation. <br>Begging the guy to comply, trying to make the police u’stand that dude is innocent...while, eager to pull them off but knowing that would only make things worst.😢</p>&mdash; 𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓪🦋 (@str8fromVenus) <a href="https://twitter.com/str8fromVenus/status/1156060352980946944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Broke my heart.</p>&mdash; Christine0526 (@Christine0526) <a href="https://twitter.com/Christine0526/status/1156060648016502785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>This video is yet another reminder of why movements like Black Lives Matter, and football players taking a knee, are so vital.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">And people think that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> is &quot;over reacting&quot; and &quot;not needed&quot; but those people have never been <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/drivingwhileblack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#drivingwhileblack</a>.</p>&mdash; Rodger A Miller Jr (@RodgerAMillerJ2) <a href="https://twitter.com/RodgerAMillerJ2/status/1156050920020545536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Police brutality and racism in the police force needs to end. For many black Americans, it&#39;s a matter of life and death.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Video shows cops arresting black man for 'speeding' then choking him when he resists.

Another day, another viral video of the police harassing black people for the &quot;crime&quot; of living their lives.A video making the rounds on social media today shows a black man being aggressively detained, harassed, choked and tackled to the ground by police.FOR APPARENTLY NO REASON.The man had been pulled over by a cop in Texas &quot;without [being] given a reason,&quot; according to the person who shared the video on Twitter. He says the cop then &quot;tried to arrest&quot; the man, who repeatedly asked &quot;detained for what?&quot; and was told he was being arrested for &quot;speeding.&quot; Cops tried to handcuff the man, who refused to comply with &quot;being handcuffed and arrested for speeding.&quot; Then another cop showed up, and they escalated the situation, putting the man in a chokehold and tackling him to the ground.Meanwhile a woman in the background is heard screaming in terror, pleading with the cops not to hurt him.You can watch the violent encounter here:Black man was pulled over by a Texas cop without given a reason. The cop then tries to arrest him. After he asks multiple times, cop tells him he&#39;s being arrested for &quot;speeding&quot;Not willing to comply w/ being handcuffed and arrested for speeding, waits for back upThis happens pic.twitter.com/tYu47bSmFy&mdash; StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) July 30, 2019 This is one of countless videos to go viral in recent years that show cops roughing up, harassing, manhandling, shooting, and killing, men and women of color. It&#39;s almost become the &quot;norm&quot; in the U.S.The guy who shared the video points out that this is part of a much larger, systemic problem, and calls for the cops to be arrested.Dylan Roof was treated better than this and he killed 9 black people in church!Don&#39;t EVER ask me why Kaepernick took a knee and why I kneel. BLACK LIVES MATTER! (Also if you don&#39;t know a Muslim or have a Muslim friend, you do now. follow. Trying to dispel Muslim stereotypes)&mdash; StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) July 30, 2019 Patiently waiting for another officer to come on scene in hopes that that officer would understand he did not commit a violent crime &amp; did not deserve to be treated like he didBefore he could even speak, that officer went for his neckHe needs to be charged w/ attempted murder&mdash; StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) July 30, 2019 While many people in the replies are expressing horror at the violent and unjust way this man was treated.After 30 years as a police officer in Scotland, I never recognise these mad violent behaviours of US cops. Here, this would lead to suspension, investigation and probably criminal conviction. It’s not perfect in Scotland but this is sickening.&mdash; George Denholm 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@Geod2961) July 30, 2019 https://twitter.com/redbird2fly/status/1156060858851745792I’m just so damn tired of seeing videos like this, because it reminds me what must happen when there is nobody watching.&mdash; Naveed Jamali (@NaveedAJamali) July 30, 2019 Arrested for speeding... wtaf.&mdash; ✨Bobby Dazzler✨ (@QDCFootball) July 30, 2019 Because white supremacist and klan members have infiltrated the police departments. White people seem to still be oblivious or in denial about this fact. The FBI already told you, but I guess it’s yet another fact that’s been ignored.&mdash; Kim Kindred🌿🎭🌿🇺🇸 (@kindred_kim) July 30, 2019 Here we go again, this is crazy, cop can&#39;t make up his mind on what he&#39;s telling this man to do, get on the ground or give him his wallet, poor police interaction and of course the person is black. If he go to reach for the wallet he&#39;s Dead.&mdash; David Taylor (@42Taylormade) July 30, 2019 A few people are taking the cops&#39; side, saying that the video lacks &quot;context&quot; and that the man should not have resisted arrest.Nope. No context leading up to this. Also, he clearly was not cooperating or complying. And he resisted both officers. If you want to fight back, that’s what’s going to happen. The court room is the place for arguing, not on scene.&mdash; Disgruntled Dispatch (@PissedOff911) July 30, 2019 Must be another incident where you were there and you know everything that happened before cameras started rolling. Argue in court, not on the streets. If the cops were wrong, sue them, get paid. Watch this, it&#39;s easy:Cop: &quot;put your hands being your back&quot;Me: &quot;yes sir&quot;🙃&mdash; Donut Operator 🍩 (@DonutOperator) July 30, 2019 This guy claimed that the man should have &quot;followed the law.&quot;Follow the law. Obey the cops. Respect the laws of society. This is not Somalia. And if we allow everyone to follow the laws they want to follow we will end up in anarchy.&mdash; Freedom Fighter (@DemocraticPuni1) July 30, 2019 Then this guy highlighted the flaw in that argument:Good point! These cops should be expected to follow the laws, I agree completely. It’s a shame to see police officers so blatantly violate the laws they swore to uphold&mdash; RF Gonzo (@raoulfgonzo) July 30, 2019 Though some commenters are denying that the cops were racist, white people are sharing how their own experiences with cops have been drastically different.https://twitter.com/xvxaderynxvx/status/1156074306448908288https://twitter.com/nomoinfo/status/1156217796277276673If I could share my white privilege, I would... because it&#39;s very hard to continue watching this abuse toward POC get worse each day. #AmeriKKKa&mdash; Stay-at-home Unicorn 🦄 (@JoshCoutu) July 30, 2019 Im with this guy. Im a white guy in America, so even when things are going bad I know it is worse for a lot of people. “When the first link of the chain is forged, the first speech censured...we are all chained irrevocably.” Until we are ALL free none of us are. #Resist&mdash; Jesse Aaron (@jaenova251) July 30, 2019  This man pointed out, tragically, that the man is &quot;lucky&quot; to be alive, as these videos often end in bloodshed.he’s lucky to be alive&mdash; kendis (@kendisgibson) July 30, 2019 And this guy pointed out that, even if he&#39;s alive, this man&#39;s interaction with the cops could have severe repercussions for the rest of his life.He is. Although I’m sure they’ll charge him with a slew of crimes and he’ll spend the next few years fighting everything. It’ll impact his life professionally, financially and psychologically. It’s just not fair.&mdash; Naveed Jamali (@NaveedAJamali) July 30, 2019  Others are reacting to the heartbreaking words of the woman who seems to be filming the video, who clearly felt terrified and powerless to help him.I felt her words! I&#39;m angered and sadden.&mdash; 𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓪🦋 (@str8fromVenus) July 30, 2019 Listening to her was so upsetting. She was trying desperately to protect him and in his upset he wasn’t listening to her. Every time she told him not to move, you could feel it. It was terrifying. This just shouldn’t be like this.&mdash; Christine0526 (@Christine0526) July 30, 2019 At that moment, she sounded completely powerless to the entire situation. Begging the guy to comply, trying to make the police u’stand that dude is innocent...while, eager to pull them off but knowing that would only make things worst.😢&mdash; 𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓪🦋 (@str8fromVenus) July 30, 2019 Broke my heart.&mdash; Christine0526 (@Christine0526) July 30, 2019 This video is yet another reminder of why movements like Black Lives Matter, and football players taking a knee, are so vital.And people think that #BlackLivesMatter is &quot;over reacting&quot; and &quot;not needed&quot; but those people have never been #drivingwhileblack.&mdash; Rodger A Miller Jr (@RodgerAMillerJ2) July 30, 2019 Police brutality and racism in the police force needs to end. For many black Americans, it&#39;s a matter of life and death.

Another day, another viral video of the police harassing black people for the &quot;crime&quot; of living their lives.  A video making the rounds on social media today shows a black man being aggressively detained, harassed, choked and...