I've read this elsewhere. All I an say is the world keeps getting more sick each day. :banghead:
It actually used to be a lot worse. At least it's no longer legal to do this.
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I'm saving my outrage for when I have all the information. Right now all we know is that someone has been arrested a lot and that a lot of arrests have taken place at a particular store. We don't know the history of these individuals. We don't know the reasons for the arrests. We don't even know the history of the store owner. I certainly hope he has 'clean hands' since he's the one who went to the media.
I refuse to jump on any bandwagon until I know more.
JMO.
No, we actually do know those things. In fact, we actually have pretty much all the information. The three links I provided should give you all the info you need to form an opinion:
1. Sampson has been arrested 62 times at his place of work.
2. Every arrest has been for trespassing. At his place of work.
3. He was charged 56 times. Each of The charges was dismissed. In connection with the remaining arrests, Sampson was not charged and was let go.
4. He has been stopped by police and questioned 258 times, at his place of work.
5. The only thing on Sampson's record is a possession of marijuana charge.
6. Police harassment of his employee and customers was so great, according to the store owner, that he felt compelled to install surveillance to catch the police in the act.
7. The surveillance tapes and Sampson's record led to a lawsuit against the police department.
Sources? The reporters who investigated the court record. The court record. The reporters who investigated Sampson's criminal history. Sampson's criminal history. The surveillance tapes.
I saw the tapes. They show Sampson being repeatedly physically detained and searched. There has to be probable cause for such detentions and arrests. He works there. He can prove it. And what if he didn't? How is going to a store "trespassing" if the store owner or manager didn't call police?
As I have said in other threads, we have a constitution in this great nation of ours. It is supposed to protect us from harassment like this. And I think most Americans would be outraged if this happened to them or to someone they love or even just know.
I notice, however, that when the skin color of the person claiming a violation of their rights is somewhat dusky, all of a sudden some people in our country see nothing wrong and the constitution becomes just a bit less important.
That's a shame.
