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US army officer sues police who pointed guns and pepper-sprayed him during traffic stop
Lt Caron Nazario, who is Black and Latino, files suit after encounter in which officers referenced execution
Associated Press in Richmond, Virginia
Sat 10 Apr 2021 13.18 EDT
A second lieutenant in the US army is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop last December in which the officers drew their guns, pointed them at him and used a slang term to suggest he was facing execution before pepper-spraying him and knocking him to the ground.
Body camera footage shows Caron Nazario, who is Black and Latino, dressed in uniform and with his hands held in the air outside the driver’s window as he tells the armed officers he is “honestly afraid to get out” of his SUV.
“Yeah, you should be!” one officer responds during the stop at a gas station............
Can't blame the guy for wanting to pull over in a well lit area with power tripping cops like that on the prowl.
Reaching to open the door or undoing the seat belt might give them an excuse to execute him as well.
Then they could say it looked like he was going for a weapon.
What a sad scene.
Lt Caron Nazario, who is Black and Latino, files suit after encounter in which officers referenced execution
Associated Press in Richmond, Virginia
Sat 10 Apr 2021 13.18 EDT
A second lieutenant in the US army is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop last December in which the officers drew their guns, pointed them at him and used a slang term to suggest he was facing execution before pepper-spraying him and knocking him to the ground.
Body camera footage shows Caron Nazario, who is Black and Latino, dressed in uniform and with his hands held in the air outside the driver’s window as he tells the armed officers he is “honestly afraid to get out” of his SUV.
“Yeah, you should be!” one officer responds during the stop at a gas station............
US army officer sues police who pointed guns and pepper-sprayed him during traffic stop | US policing | The Guardian
Lt Caron Nazario, who is Black and Latino, files suit after encounter in which officers referenced execution
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Can't blame the guy for wanting to pull over in a well lit area with power tripping cops like that on the prowl.
Reaching to open the door or undoing the seat belt might give them an excuse to execute him as well.
Then they could say it looked like he was going for a weapon.
What a sad scene.