Police harass black man who was just picking up trash in his own front yard

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Zayd Atkinson was confronted and detained by police as he picked up trash in his own front yard. The officer has been put on paid leave following the incident.

Atkinson gave the officer his school identification card, but the officer still held him for further investigation and called backup after the man refused to put down a ‘blunt object’ which was a device used to pick up trash.When additional officers arrived, one of them upholstered his gun, which flared tensions further, although it is not clear if that was the officer placed on leave.

‘You’re on my property with a gun in your hand, threatening to shoot me, because I’m picking up trash. I don’t have a weapon. This is a bucket. This is a clamp,’ Atkinson shouted at the officers.‘I’m not sitting down, and you can’t make me,’ he said in response to the officers request for him to take a seat.

On Tuesday, protesters showed up at the Boulder City Council meeting to voice there outrage over the 16-minute long video. It was at that meeting where Testa confirmed the officer was on leave, without offering further information about the cop’s identity.

 

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Typical.

Why is the man's skin colour a Worthing point to mention here? The same story could have been told without the race baiting. Very poor journalism.

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