The towns of Akia believe that she received a small road to walk on the wrong side of the road because she was a black woman.
Texas woman accuses Park Police Department Racial profiling After he queried to walk on the wrong side of the street when he was looking for his lost dog.
The cities of the Akia and her husband, Brad, walked in their neighborhood, when the police He approached him with their arms with weapons, He said Kfdm News The couple was the area to search for their missing dog.
“Two policemen stopped me. They came out with their arms with their arms, and then they asked me to see my ID, “said the cities.
Her husband, who is white, began to record the interaction that escalated quickly. When he questioned why his wife was quoted, the officers said he was walking against the flow of traffic, which is a crime with the sidewalks without Texas.
In a video recorded by Brad Brad, Akia expressed disappointment to the situation and what she thought was unfair treatment based on its race.
“They have received cracks, bandits, all these items, but they want to arrest a black man, a pregnant woman to look for his dog,” he said.
Brad said he walked in the same direction, but he was not given a quote. “I feel that they looked and saw an easy target, and no one was going to come and defend, and he was going to come.” He added.
The couple maintained lawyer Langston Adams to challenge the quote. Adams claims that selective tickets It is a pointer for racial profiling or “optional compulsory”.
“It’s not a question whether he violates the law,” Adams said. “We believe that it is optional. Why didn’t her husband get a ticket? He was also walking on the wrong side of the road, and he believes he used his turn to walk him. “
Groves City Marshal Chris Robin has said that the department does not tolerate racism and emphasizes that priority is a priority.
“We have seen that many different different ceremonial violations are becoming tragic, and we do not want it to happen,” Robin said. “We want us to make a difference to make our community safer.”
As of April 8, the citation remains active and review.
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