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National: Figures Show Black Men Are Being Harassed; Undercover N.C. Cops Taser Man at His Father’s Funeral
November 20th, 2008Figures show Black men are being harassed. The NYPD apparently is up to its old tricks. A report released this week shows the department stopped a record number of Blacks and Hispanics fin 2006, according to figures gathered by Newsday. Despite criticism about overly aggressive tactics, the NYPD appears headed toward stopping and questioning a record number of people this year, the newspaper’s investigation shows. The department in 2006 stopped 508,540 people – up dramatically from 97,296 stops in 2002. The findings have sparked a wave of criticism that minorities, particularly Black and Hispanic men, are being singled out and harassed by police. The total dropped to 468,932 last year, but in the first quarter of this year, 145,098 people were stopped – the highest quarterly total since the NYPD has kept those numbers.
Undercover N.C. cops Taser man at his father’s funeral. Five Wilmington, N.C.-area sheriff’s deputies face disciplinary actions for using a Taser on a man as he served as a pallbearer at his father’s funeral, a North Carolina sheriff said Wednesday. Gladwyn Taft Russ III was serving as a pallbearer at the Saturday service and was loading his father’s casket into a hearse when the undercover deputies approached him, according to authorities. Relatives said two deputies, dressed in coats and ties, grabbed Russ and kneed him in his back before using a Taser on him. As they approached Russ, one of the deputy’s gun fell out of its holster, witnesses reported. “Everybody was so scared. We thought it was a drug deal gone bad,” said Ronnie Simmons, another pallbearer and Russ’ brother-in-law. “We almost dropped the casket.” Russ, 42, had failed to surrender after being charged with threatening his ex-wife, who lives in another state. After his father died on Nov. 11, Russ agreed to surrender to authorities after the funeral. When deputies approached Russ, he “went wild” and spat on the officers, Chief Deputy Ed McMahon said. New Hanover County Sheriff Sid Causey told The Star-News of Wilmington that five of the officers involved would be disciplined, although he wouldn’t say what punishment they would face. “I apologize to anyone that was there,” Causey said. “Family, friends, relatives. … That was a bad decision.” Russ was charged with assault on a government official, resisting an officer, disorderly conduct and felony malicious conduct by a prisoner.
The man said he would surrender after the funeral. This is a sad situation.some white people are just evil,they work for the devil.they could have just waited and watched and follower them to the cemetary and after that followed him home or whereva.the funeral !holding the casket! Lord please help us !!!
this is getting worst by the minute the man said he would turn himself in after the funeral. You are going to do that at that emotional moment . They knew he would react like that . these people are sick at a mans fathers death
do these people know of sympathy. No that why if this man has a chance to sue them he should
All of this happen at his father’s funeral. That’s F@&$ UP.
IF HE SAID HE WOULD TURN HIMSELF IN AFTER THE FUNERAL WHY WOULD THEY TASER THEY SHOULD SUE THE POLICE. EVIL PEOPLE LIKE THESE WONT GET TO HEAVEN, PRAY FOR THEM PLEASE.
That’s a damn shame it only goes to show that white folks don’t respect us as African Americans in life muchless death.There is a place and time for everything and obviously that was just blatant disregard for another human being. They treat dogs and cats better than that. I’m sure if a dog was taking a crap they would have let it finish before interfering with it.
I live in Wilmington…and I can tell you first hand that the cops out here give the LAPD/NYPD a run for their money! They didn’t mention how they turned the tasers on the family members!!!
why did they show up at the funeral anyway? if they suppected him on running why not wait until its over and follow him to see where he goes. no this i just white cops with power and trying to let us know that they can do what they want when they want.
remember LOTS of people are mad about the presidential election… since they cant do anything about that decision… they will look to harrass in other ways… this is the first of many incidents to come…. and people think we dont need affirmation action!!!! WE NEED IT MORE THAN EVER NOW!!!!
Unless they had reason to believe that he would run, respect should have been to him and his family, It’s just another case of the underlining of being hated without a cause. Many of them care more for their pets than a man of color… Why?
SERIOUXLY THEY HAVE SO MUCH TO DO ABOUT ALL THIS COPS. SO MUCH TO DO. SOME OF THEM ARE REALLY CORRUPTED.
AND THAT NOT A JOKE .
ALL JAIL ,COURT ,JUDGE ,POLICE NEED REFORM.
STATES OF EMERGENCY THEY REALLY NEED REFORM.
NO BULL,NO BIAS.
BECAUSE SOME OF THEM REALLY ABUSE THEIR POWER. AND THAT HAVE TO STOP FOR A BETTER JUSTICE ,BUT IT WILL TAKE A LOT TIME BEFORE THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE BUSH PASS 8YEARS ON THE POWER AND WAS APPROVED THIS CORRUPTION POLICE. THEM NOW WITH OTHER MUST BE A HIGHEST SECURITY ,PUT REALLY SEND SOME MEN HONEST AND DEMOCRAT TO REBUILT THIS POLICE SYSTEM AGAIN BECAUSE NOW ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIME.
A civil war would do america good.
You people’s agree with only what you think you can gain from.
You people’s will make everything into a racist issue if you people’s think you can gain from it .
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ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW. THIS MAN IS ABOUT TO BURY HIS DAD AND THE WANT HIM TO GO QUIETLY. ARE YOU GUYS SERIOUS? I WANTED KNOW WHAT TO DO IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT. AND MAY I ASK WHY THEY WAIT TIL HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE CASKET? THIS STORY IS ONE OF THE CRAZIEST I’VE EVER HEARD. IT JUST SHOWS THAT THE LAW DON’T HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR THE LIVING OR THE DEAD.
david,
what is your reason for being on BET blog? no one cares about your racist comments. you don’t no black people so why are you giving us advice. you think we are biased and stupid and all that but you are really speaking from your own ignorance. Again, WHY ARE YOU ON BET BLOGS BEING A COWARD POSTING ANONYMOUS INSULTS? If you have something to say to the black community why don’t you go down to the black neighborhoods and speak your mind freely. I guarantee you will have instant feedback.
Come on America!!!! What do we expect from this great place we all call home? A lot of American’s may think we act and counter act like it’s 2008, but in all actualty it’s still 1930. White America will always treat African American’s like a 3rd world, no respect…no love….no consideration…no understanding, oh my bad that’s wrost than an 3rd world. Are any of you really that SURPRISED?????? Im not, and that’s sad.
Look at David’s comments…. and this a web site made for blacks by blacks and this ignorant man just had to try to disgrace our race just because he’s WHITE AMERICA. The really really sad part about this is that Im an 35yr old black woman married to an white man. I love him to death and he loves me even more but that does not erase the fact’s…..We’ll never be treated fairly. David (by the way it ’s not only an biblical name but my husband’s name) Please try to find the true living God and you will change your thoughts and ways, I will pray for you cuz you need it just as bad as the N.C. cops need it. May God Bless your soul when the time comes…. I really mean that.
nobody loves david NOT even his mother…that’s why his heart is so filled with HATE and as usual it’s easier to target blacks than to face his own DEMONS within. What a pitiful creature. Pitiful, pitiful, pitiful creature…all his comments scream out that he is an empty shell and a ball of confusion and contradictions. Poor, poor david.