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Man Gets Pulled Over For Doing 65 in a 70
Anthony Perry was stopped by a deputy with the Sampson County Sheriff’s Department in North Carolina after the officer spotted him going 65mph in a 70mph zone. The encounter left Perry so disturbed he later shared video of the traffic stop on Facebook, which shows the officer giving him a written warning. Perry wrote:
‘I lieu of Black History Month I felt compelled to share my experience…with an officer of the Sampson County police department.’
‘While it is ever so important to celebrate and uplift our heritage and progress in America with regard to racial disparities, we must always continue to challenge racial injustice, inequalities and discrimination to show true honor to those who gave tirelessly to the cause.’
The Sampson County Sheriff’s Office has since responded to the incident, writing:
‘In regards to the law regarding stopping someone under the speed limit, please keep in mind an officer only needs reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle.
4 People Describe What’s It Like To Be Black In America
(photo: @beth_tate_)
I love being Black in America many might be surprised by this but I live by this mantra. “It’s tough being Black in America. But please do not pity me.” I love my Blackness in every way and I would never, ever want to have any other skin color nor do I wish I was born a different race. My life is different than most black Americans since I am rich, wealthy and I have status. But being black and successful in America is blessing and a curse, because you now face a different layer of the American Social Conditioning Apparatus
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