Black Man Pulled Over For "Making Direct Eye Contact” With Cop

A police official in Ohio pulled over a man for not signaling 100 feet ahead of a turn. John Felton, a black man, says the officers followed him for a long time before pulling him over. The cop admitted that he followed Felton initially because he had made direct eye contact with the officer. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian (The Point), Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick!?), and Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
What do you think the real reason he was pulled over for? What was the dumbest reason you were pulled over? Let us know in the comments below.
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“Former Ohio resident John Felton was pulled over by Dayton police in front of his mom’s house after he allegedly activated his turn signal less than 100 feet before making a right turn. Unable to believe an officer would stop him on such a piddling technicality, Felton asked the officer why he was really followed for several blocks and eventually pulled over.
“Because you made direct eye contact with me and held onto it when I was passing you,” the officer responded.
When Felton attempted to protest, the officer told him to end the discussion or face a citation for the not-quite-missed turn signal.”
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[@sirnomnoms126]

Meanwhile someone might be in real danger and this cop is tailing someone to find the slightest imperfection.

[@jasminewembankoy9552]

+sirnomnoms126 ikr. they're making a profit by putting innocent people in prisons. At least the guy didn't die.

[@ginsuma1402]

+jasmine 2Safi It's sad that was my first thought too. At least he wasn't pumped full of bullet holes.

[@bunnyborg]

+sirnomnoms126 Hey, he needs his quota

[@CGphotoOp]

+sirnomnoms126 I didn't see your hands on 10 and 2. I needed to pull you over.

[@ginsuma1402]

***** I always make 4 left right if I'm being followed by one. That lets them know 1) I know they are following me for no reason and 2) it is likely a relative is or was an officer. Never been stopped once doing that.

[@Blakely901]

he should have break checked the cop. It's always the tailgaters fault for following too close

[@filonin2]

+MrIskate101 He would have gone to jail for attempted murder of a police officer, if he ever got to the jail.

[@40INTENSITY]

+filonin2 No, he would have had 16 shots flying through his rear window.

[@midna8292]

+MrIskate101 You mean commit suicide? No, no he should not have.

[@GazMatic]

+MrIskate101 he would be dead... and accused of being a gangbanging thug high on marijuana who had it coming

[@gorecassady1632]

+Gaz Matic yeah haha

[@titusorelius9458]

*PIGS GONNA PIG*

[@lutherv9433]

+NGHow Gh0st!ng_36 I thought I was the only one

[@glorymosbyfloyd3878]

Absolutely ridiculous! !! Eyeballing while driving Black & minding your own damn business! !

[@chamraf2991]

He should have sued his highness the cop .... how much longer can Americans take this police state shit?

[@osemethompson6396]

Its is going to be worse. The controllers of the matrix want to microchip every man, woman and child in the future to monitor everyone and turn it into a prison planet.

[@chamraf2991]

this cant get worst .... it's a super police state already!!

[@Dontdoittoyoself]

Happen to me. I had NY plates in Texas with a not so nice car though. The cop was latino and I starred at him because I had to since his car was stop partially in the rode perpendicular to my car. So I was worried he may cut me off. He's by the intersection and I'm driving slow since he may cut me off and I stop at the red light in front of him. He then drives behind me and waits about 8 seconds before putting his siren on. I'm at the red light of the same intersection his car was always waiting at. I ask him what did he pull me over for? He says speeding I repeat in a I don't believe this way "Speeding". He says "I caught you all the way down there". He look stupid after I come up clean when he runs my plates. I fight the ticket and it gets dismissed since he doesn't show up in court.

[@spiderjump]

lol. if he looked away, the cop will say he was acting like he was afraid and had something to hide.

[@eloyruiz2855]

I worked at the court for 4 years in the State of Indiana & I learn that we can bargain the ticket in court with the judge. I have gone back to the last place i got a ticket because there was a bush blocking my view then i took several pictures then i show them to the judge & my ticket was dismiss. The ticket was because the front wheels were on top of the white line & I even told the cop i stop on the top of the white line because the bushes are blocking my view. & the cop told me I don't care & i sayed ok we will leave it to the judge...

[@jbish3057]

i got pulled over for this 1 time in long beach ca.not that i didn't signal but i didn't do it 100 feet from my turn.after he searched my car and was writing the ticket i told him"you know whats ironic?! your writing me a ticket for not signaling befor 100 feet and you didn't signal at all".its a dirty game !

[@brysonrowden5322]

My dad always says look a man right in the eye when you talk to them. They're just a man just like them you're their equal and always look them straight in their eyes.

[@MichaelScreamMachineEvans]

You guys don't understand that we have to live by the letter of the law and 60% of the time that's not enough

[@GlassTopRX7]

As person who drives a car that says arrest me I always signal, 100' is only 5 or 6 car lengths. Should someone every be pulled over for it not doing it, hell no but that isn't an long distance.

[@jasrajsekhon6298]

He railed him waiting for him to make a mistake in order to pull him over. I've had it done to me I was pulled over for going too slow after a cop was following me for 10 minutes… cop lied and said I was going 40 km in a 60 zone I was doing 50, but I didn't have the patience to argue with some piece of shit pig. Another time I slowed down cuz I saw a pig sniffing something through his window when he was parked on a side road. That pig followed me for ten minutes also he even went into the McDonald's drive through I was in lol what a dirty mud loving stinky ass greasy swine.

[@TronMega8]

I'm sorry but he shouldve known better.. Me and my friends always joked about that shyt "don't look at him, just ignore him and he'll go away" lol. I see it still applys today.

[@gixxer750cc]

It's called "Reckless Eyeballing"...

[@briantrip5022]

I would of told him to give me a ticket and ill see your ass in court !!!

[@briantrip5022]

With my video

[@h20no63]

breaking news most cops think they are above the law ...

[@markdavis6039]

no this shyt in breaking news everything thats going on as been going on for years now ppl got cells phones that has cameras and other shyt now we coming into a day where they trying to start a raise war make it so bad dum ppl out here feeding off the bs smh cnn fox news all that illuminati bs people love

[@dizceedot21]

This is wat our tax money is used 4... 😒😒😒

[@dbreiden83080]

I get that he feels harassed, but when you go off and curse it makes things worse. It just does.

[@tsfcancerman]

so when driving in towns almost all cars need theire blinkers on almost right after they just did a turn aslong as your not going to drive in a straight line. cause most blocks are not that big.

[@calvinr.johnsonjr.9076]

this happened to me eight years ago driving in Boston

[@WarWulf519]

not gonna lie cop says we can go-to court. give him your info let him write you a ticket and own his sorry Ass in court. I've gone to court 3 times for stupid shit like this. I win every time.

[@GARVINANTHONY]

Ha ha your wrong Turks. I am a white guy from WV who was pulled over by a white officer for the same offense. Not racism people just revenue.

[@MichaelErnest666]

thank you....

[@lindawin4650]

ANSWER. (BODY CAMERAS)!!

[@jaydenthompson1747]

Like they don't have those.

[@blaze12771]

Where the cop defenders again.

[@anon8568]

+Breaking News Ha! lol.

[@mutopis]

+blaze12771 they have mysteriously disappeared in the ether of the internet.

[@isbemorph]

+blaze12771 . The driver looked very similar to that Virginia shooter, so no wonder the cop pulled him over for a routine check. The awkward conversation about a turn light or an eye contact is actually a one of the standard procedures to examine the suspect reaction and sanity. As we could see obviously the driver showed some angry attitude toward the Officer, normal person wouldn't have.

[@RoninDave]

+Mr Thomas you forget the sarcasm font

[@cheddyrod]

+Mr Thomas :P

[@zyzmys]

Alright cops make up your minds do we make direct eye contact or not

[@tylerpatel6661]

+Hate the haters haha no lie

[@ahawashiservant4252]

haha lol lmfao

[@jasrajsekhon6298]

FUK it stare these pigs down. Let them know they ain't shit.

[@RaneBoDasch]

Your supposed to make eye contact with the left eye only for no more than 1.6 seconds to avoid getting pulled over

[@T1Oracle]

Fortunately, it's legal to tint your back windows pitch black. Look up the law in your state first, but from what I've read as long as the front windows are more than 35% and the windshield is clear, you are within the law. As far as visibility from the outside in, it's no different than a cargo van.

[@angelac2757]

This cop has a serious slave master mentality, thinking that this Black man has no right to look him in the eye.

[@reyrobertson16]

it's terrifying.

[@adilrahim536]

the cops here in canada are so much more chill. I feel sorry for you americans

[@angelac2757]

Adil Rahim I'm in Canada as well. I agree that US cops are worse but there is still racial profiling done by Canadian cops

[@niceyh.2529]

+Angela Chan Thank you. I'm a little annoyed that so many Canadians act as if racism doesn't happen there.

[@LilJProductionz2011]

+Adil Rahim I know man you're lucky. I. got profiled at least 6 times I can remember, no lie I'm black 25, young and that's a bad thing in America

[@Hargazer]

Driving while black

[@Angel_V997]

DashieXp?

[@EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful]

+Angel Villegas papa?

[@Angel_V997]

Karen Devine what?

[@EvaGreenFanPennyDreadful]

Angel Villegas PAPA

[@midna8292]

+Angel Villegas Aww shit, Karen coming for that child support.

[@toddsands6000]

"Don't you eyeball me!" or "I noticed you didn't look me in the eye, you have something to hide?"

[@GailBecker-MSED-CM-Author]

😃😅😂😂😂😂😂 Wait! You forgot "Boy!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@toddsands6000]

Gail Becker Too funny, you caught me. I was trying to be a bit more diplomatic without adding any further tensions since we're all now on edge nowadays....Oh well, here it is. "Don't You Eyeball Me Boy!!"...."Don't You Know Who You're Looking At??"...."I'm The Law Boy!!" Added some more for humor.

[@GailBecker-MSED-CM-Author]

Todd Sands YEP! THAT'S IT!!! 😃

[@anniescott7406]

We just can't win.

[@extremegamer6943]

Police take advantage of there power it's sad

[@bvsandman]

Did the cop get out and measure that 100 feet?

[@iamdrew1320]

Right? That's like a cop stopping you for speeding, "How fast was I going?" "Uhh I don't know, it looked like you were going a few miles over."

[@LondonPaigeGummyBearGuru]

ikr he was prob like "sorry, you put on your turn signal at 99.97 feet"

[@DanteAtomosKageokami]

+Brad V he visually measured it with his ego

[@Panamaslick]

Exactly. I would take that to court. They give you these tickets mainly because they know most people will just pay and not come to court. Bump that I go everytime and beat the case everytime.

[@Retrocidal]

Lol some great comments had cookies coming out my mouth lol

[@trevor9066]

OMG, eye contact?! he did what?!!

[@kaslessar7957]

+trev OP lool

[@thekostrus3105]

+trev OP how dare he!

[@FreezeCats40]

+trev OP deserves 9 hard lashes

[@underthewoods8376]

+trev OP Driving While Black. Case closed.

[@FlorenceFox]

+trev OP THE MONSTER! Clearly he's a thug. ... someone is going to read this and unironically agree with me...

[@lipsticknpistol]

I got pulled over in my own neighborhood the other day because my car looked "suspicious"... Basically I was driving while black in a White neighborhood in Charlotte.

[@acgillespie]

It is a choice..

[@YarbrayL]

ridiculous. it's our reality unfortunately.

[@acgillespie]

L Yarbray .. I mean driving...I just quit it....Too many idiots out there that can't pay attention..It'll continue to get worse..

[@markhenley3097]

Oh I'd like to see the proof for that.

[@blahblahblah3722]

Lipsticknpistol you black?? Can't tell so I doubt if a cop could

[@TacoDrell]

This is just plain wrong.

[@migueldarling1673]

+Christopher Anderson smd

[@ravager48]

+Benjamin Gunner "Nah...the cop did nothing wrong. He was just following procedure. Clearly that thug was up to no good." - An idiot

[@migueldarling1673]

***** o

[@dmefford86]

+Benjamin Gunner if you act like a idiot towards the cops your gonna get fucked with plain and simple quit making it a race thing

[@KaltatheNobleMind]

+Indiacannabis,Indicana 317-420-1986 and what did the guy in the vidoe do to earn the cop's attention? direct eye contact?

[@swatson5699]

What a terrible person. Not only was he driving while black, but he was also driving while looking.

[@derekryder1623]

+s watson Far more than "looking". He was staring at the cop in a suspicious manner. That can get anyone pulled over, so put the race card back in the deck.

[@thefarside32]

+Derek Ryder Sorry to burst your bubble, but "staring at a cop in a suspicious manner" is not a valid reason for getting pulled over. That, plus the officer threatened to write him up for "continuing to talk about it." If there were any a time to play the race card, this would be it.

[@derekryder1623]

Andrew Rines Yes it is, actually. And if the guy was giving me attitude like that, I'd write it up too. Stop being a jerk and playing the race, and there's nothing to worry about. Escalate things, and you only have yourself to blame.

[@lanxegxz6526]

+Derek Ryder easy to say when ur white. try being on the receiving end of it. sorry that us not putting up with it anymore annoys u n shakes ur cozy lil bubble

[@thefarside32]

+Derek Ryder Are you sure we watched the same video, dude? The guy didn't give the offer any "attitude," he was justifiably frustrated after getting pulled aside for no reason. He also went out of his way to say he meant no disrespect. So no, he DIDN'T escalate things, that was a very appropriate reaction. Also, and I don't think you're getting this part, officers of the law are supposed to take the HIGH road, not write up citations over petty things like this. If an officer of the law lets his or her emotions get the best of them, then they have failed to do their job properly.

[@rdskn4eva]

Someone educate me. Is it illegal to make a direct eye contact to a cop?

[@aaronpredum9907]

No

[@jacobsmith7292]

Yes. In Saudi Arabia

[@MrsC3053]

No it's not illegal, they're just idiots.

[@livefoursims1839]

Apparently it is

[@linuxrobotgeek]

Apparently he thought the eyes were weapons of mass destruction.

[@americaninsurgent4403]

+Edgardo Peregrino Pulled over for driving while looking lmao. This is getting insane.

[@mv-id2uj]

Ha!

[@David-un4cs]

Laser beams are a serious threat.

[@mkxtraalowlight2324]

cyclops

[@JomoDaMusicMan]

+Edgardo Peregrino Cop musta had Dick Chaney on a ride along with him, enroute to pickin up GWB

[@oldcomic1]

Another cop who should be fired

[@coomcake]

For a traffic stop? Come the fuck on.

[@oldcomic1]

+Saga How about come the fuck on for his thought process. Cops that think like that wind up abusing civilians. I say zero tolerance for that kind of bullshit

[@coomcake]

oldcomic1 What bullshit? There was no citation issued. In big capital letters, NO CITATION. He pulled him over, talked through the window, and left. That's just normal policing.

[@oldcomic1]

+Saga Unfortunately it is normal policing to follow black people and pull them over for no reason

[@CrimsonMenace1]

+Saga Hey white guy, how's life? I mean the life where you can look at a cop and not be tailed and mirrored? You know where you DON'T need to have a camera (and a prayer), hoping you won't be the next black man shot because the cop says you "were resisting". Yeah, that life. How is it?

[@some-one-else]

It's really sad that one of the first thoughts people have are: "At least he didn't shoot him"

[@brandonfitzgerald1457]

Yep

[@pezzamange]

So I suppose if we see a cop that doesn't put his blinker on 100 feet before a turn we can report him and get him fired?

[@Mloveblacque_always]

+pezzamange most cops where I live don't signal before they turn and use their siren lights inappropriately.

[@gionova1]

+Marcy B most police violate traffic laws more in one day than the average person in a month

[@jamiecox2256]

Sooo what makes a good cop again, because I'm confused?

[@thisguyrighthere3]

+pezzamange he`ll get a paid vacation

[@deveousdevil]

+Joe Vargas I'm surprised you didn't get harassed and terrorized for doing that, unless you were?

[@carldavis1407]

I watched his video a few weeks ago. I haul steel for a paycheck. Since I've seen his video, I've made a concerted effort to eyeball every cop I pass, lol

[@blackqueen5201]

rotf lmao

[@jaxcoss5790]

Lmao

[@finewineonly1316]

yeah, they're some real assholes

[@anniescott7406]

Be careful lol this is America

[@pressendforspanish]

Did you get pulled over??? Dont lie!

[@ripkackel7402]

Avoid eye contact = probable case Make eye contact = probable case Tented windows = eye contact impossible = probable case Signaling < 100 ft. before turn = probable case Signaling > 100 ft. before turn = driving erratically = probable case The 'got'cha game' is getting a lil' to transparent. To bad you are forced to play.

[@Raizhen010]

+Rip Kackel I actually did get harassed by a cop for tinted windows. He accused me of hiding drugs in the car. He kept trying to lead me into saying something so he could arrest me, but I didn't do anything so he finally had to let me go. I hate to say it, but I'm glad I'm not black. Having that happen once was scary enough. I can't imagine that happening every day.

[@TheJordan9903]

+Raizhen010 My cousin's parents are wealthy, so when he graduated high school and got accepted into college they brought him a new Mercedes-Benz. Within a year of owning the car he was pulled over 4 times, all accusing him of selling drugs. Luckily, he was never arrested and they let him go each time, but I guess a young black kid in a nice car is always going to mistaken for a drug dealer.

[@tamedcreme9846]

exactly... I'm just looking for excuses from the racist and still.. in fact this may be one they sit out on... until there is another "probable case" that pops up and they can't pretend this video Never existed

[@andruchkd2734]

Don't eyeball me bro

[@jessicahuynh6835]

+Old Hippie well i hope a blind person isnt driving in the first place lol...

[@What-sf5ey]

+Andruchk D you eyeballin' me?

[@delondelon8450]

lol

[@What-sf5ey]

***** MoonStar?

[@drobertm7376]

+Andruchk D Cenk's right, "this is America", where we're now thankful for the small injustices imposed upon us, so long as we don't have to suffer huge injustices. The Founding Fathers would be so proud.....

[@lipinglin1994]

They see me rollin They hatin Patrolling they tryin to catch me ridin dirty Tryin to catch me ridin dirty Tryin to catch me ridin dirty Tryin to catch me ridin dirty Tryin to catch me ridin dirty

[@sho_gainzz7608]

Lool

[@debbieodle7282]

Lmao

[@bkackmagic555]

I though justice was blind? how did they know

[@GloriousKev]

+Vault Boy Fallout 4 FTW!!

[@HumanManufactured]

+Christopher Anderson Is your job to reply to ever comment?

[@Frank08046]

"You eyeballin me boy?"

[@dwayne601]

Frank08046 exactly

[@palntplant2525]

"YOU DARE EYEBALL ME!"

[@Chacopapi]

Frank08046 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@robinwalker1021]

😁😁😁

[@MH-yj4qq]

Egggggzzzzaaaackly

[@berwhiteiii6642]

DWB driving while black and that cop was like WTF why is that black dude looking me in the eye, instead of straight ahead and scared?

[@berwhiteiii6642]

+The God of Nothing Thanks

[@evelynraymond]

Since when is it illegal to look a cop in the eye. When I was growing up I was always told to look people in the eye especially when talking to them. This cop was just looking for a reason to pull the man over.

[@imisstoronto3121]

oh yes driving while black.

[@manuelreyes2795]

The last 30 seconds of this story are key. Seriously, this guy is lucky he didn't get brutalized or worse killed for not signaling 100 ft prior to his turn.

[@Artisticexpression]

+Manuel Reyes The fact that you said "he was lucky" tells you that Police are nothing but glorified Nazi soldiers.

[@magicxv171]

+Artisticexpression they do (not all)but they do

[@JuanCarlos30000]

never make eye contact with a cop no matter what race you are

[@gfabisevich]

+Juan Osorno especially black

[@randyd9414]

+Juan Osorno lol they pull me over for not making eye contact because i'm "hiding" something

[@dannyjamison2462]

+Juan Osorno They'll arrest you for not making eye contact too.

[@Duke00x]

+Juan Osorno I was going to say the same thing. I and many other white people have been pulled over and talked to by police for eye contact.

[@WilliamMerzlak]

+Juan Osorno Soon they'll arrest you for increased heart rate while in their presence.

[@rabbit32073]

I'd say, "Please give me my citation! I can't wait to see you explain this to a judge in a court of law."

[@Timbrock1000]

The moron cop could have given him a citation for failure to (adequately) signal.

[@dipojones]

I am black and this happened to me once. I live in Canada. I was driving with my bro in a BMW and as we turned the intersection, my bro noticed a squad car waiting at the gas station, and made eye contact with the cops. As soon as they saw us, you can't believe these cops drove over the sidewalk onto the main road just to run our plates. They realized we had insurance and drove past us real fast, as if they were angry they couldn't arrest some blacks that day. Seems this is a general cop issue in North America.

[@Blakely901]

+dipojones fuck the police dude

[@cobraglatiator]

+dipojones shit man,we better fix this shit befroe it turns into akame ga kill (anime that i'm not sure i spelled the name of correctly. lol)

[@mo1264king]

+dipojones Noooo, not here in canada too ): We are suppose to be better than murica!

[@dipojones]

mo1264king It seems Canada wants to be USA so bad.

[@mo1264king]

dipojones LOL NO. Seriously, we want to be as different as possible...

[@friedchicken7071]

Smh whenever I act up Sanders tosses me in the fire

[@christianalexanderthegreat8941]

#feeltheherb

[@cristianelizondo8575]

I'm dead

[@gfabisevich]

+Fried Chicken Col. Bernie Sanders

[@filonin2]

+Fried Chicken Feel the Berne!

[@dmefford86]

+Fried Chicken sanders is a white racist!!!!

[@tsailotus7264]

Eye contact : NATURALLY he’s being aggressive! Avoids eye contact: Of Course he’s up to something! Damn I can’t tell if he’s looking at me so I’ll tell him he was weaving.

[@SaraWOanH]

Hubby was pulled over for putting his hand up in frustration, in his own car, he simply waved his hand in the air in frustration because of the traffic in front of him. Cops do as they please, this shouldn't be surprising to anyone by now.

[@SaraWOanH]

We were also pulled over for looking at another car. The car next to us looked like my brother in laws car, so we looked to see if it was him. We were then pulled over for "looking all over the place"

[@astgraphicnovel]

+SARA MULLANEY Oh darling, it looks like you've been having a string of bad luck.. It was funny to read, but now you know what you can and cannot do while out in public.. May I add that is one pretty profile pic you've got there..

[@johnnycash8150]

Wow. If cops here in canada did that they'd be fired. Only time I've ever even had to talk to a cop is at checkpoints where they check for drunk drivers

[@SaraWOanH]

Johnny Cash Good to know that they can't get away with that kind of shit in Canada, but I did figure it was only in the US.

[@Canntone]

Wow, did you take legal action against the cop harassment. ?

[@macsauce7178]

It's ticket quotas I'm telling ya....

[@bunnyborg]

+mIchaela burton This doesn't get mentioned enough. There are racist cops out there. But ticket quotas get cops who aren't racist into the mix. They look for those who won't put up a fight - the poor and visable minorities

[@NathanaelFaunce]

+mIchaela burton "Ticket quotas" don't work the way non-cops think they do. No way this officer was going to write this ticket. If he shows up in court, he's gotta prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he signaled 99 feet prior to an intersection and not 100 feet. He saw a vehicle that struck him as suspicious, and found a reason to stop and have a conversation with him and make sure he's not a wanted murder/drunk driver/drug dealer.

[@macsauce7178]

Because he is a black man in a Cadillac?? To make sure he wasn't a thug or a drug dealer.... That one of the most racist ignorant things I ever read in my life.

[@bunnyborg]

+NathanaelFaunce Hmm. You make a good case. I guess this wasn't ticket quotas and was just old fashioned racism after all.

[@TheDalinkwent]

+NathanaelFaunce Thats simply bullshit. Explain to me what was supposed to be suspicious about the driver or his car? Plus if that was the real reason, why follow him for so long and then use some flimsy bullshit about not signaling at the proper 100 feet? Also the main motivation of this stop wasn't the bullshit about the turn signal, he was young, black, had a nice car and the cop figured he had to be involved in some kinda illegal activity and would use any reason to justify pulling him over so he could search his car and person. You have to be incredibly naive to think a cop really has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt he didn't signal at the proper time. Explain to me all of the cops who killed unarmed people, gave flimsy and conflicting stories and still got away with it. A black man was convicted of a weapons possession and he's medically incapable of using his arms and the weapon that he used was never found. Open your eyes man.

[@KennethBishop]

Thank goodness for cellphone cameras.

[@darrelldadams]

One of the things most people don't "get' is that they don't know what its like to be under the absolute Authority of another human being. A human being who can beat you, if he chooses, and you are legally prohibited from defending yourself. A human being who could kill you and probably get away with it.I don't care how badass you think you are, its a terrifying feeling. It also kinda crushes that "Land of the Free" façade that comes with being a middle-class white guy. I've only been in that situation a few times; I cannot imagine THAT as an every-day reality.

[@JokerG16]

I honestly think they should remove that "Land of the Free" line from the national anthem. It's incredibly incorrect. I think people are noticing more and more how corrupt and purely capitalist this country is.

[@prod3309]

The land of the free but we are still treated like slaves I’m 100% sure land of the of the free was not for us black people

[@Sarbet888]

I stopped at the stop sign and a cop drove in front of my car and we had an eye contact soon the cop followed me and gave me a $200 dolor ticket for not stopping at stop sign, true story.

[@ArchonW]

Funny, because I bet if he didn't look at him, he would be pulled over for "Avoiding eye contact", because that would be suspicious too.... Kudos to this guy for preparing a video record to protect himself.

[@callowaymotorcompany]

Mysterious lack of cop defending trolls here hmmmmm

[@KaltatheNobleMind]

+callowaymotorcompany it's cuz this instace it's impossible to spin this in the cop's favor. this oen guy ho i think doxes soemone in their screenname only has the worst assuptisn avalaible claiming the cop feared for his life cuz the driver 's stare looke dliek he wnated to kill the cop, or soem bullshit.

[@dustyak79]

+callowaymotorcompany Did he get shot, did he get tazed, did he get arrested ,did he get searched did he even get a ticket NO! You think profiling doesn't work well it does before you get all ass trippy I didn't say racial profiling but criminal profiling that happens to be in a black neighborhood. Nice car shitty neighborhood someone's reaction when they see the Police Do you think criminals have a big sign saying stop me.

[@coomcake]

You know, trolls don't care if they're right or wrong? They'd be defending him hard because it make you pissed, even if it's not justifiable. That's the whole point.

[@wreneells2228]

+callowaymotorcompany You're just not looking hard enough.

[@Marinexize]

that actually happened to me except i was walking made eye contact with the cop, i turned and within a a couple mins that cop confronted me and began questioning me, wanting my ID and what i was doing.

[@Harry-ot9dh]

Same. Made eye contact walking down the street the cop looked at me like he wanted to kill me. I think the only reason he didn't mess with me was because he was at a construction site

[@shawndays1671]

Im white and have been stopped while walking demanded by id then was pissed when i came up clean

[@Circlewisewoman01]

chavy ...Jesus Christ

[@Jubafree]

Don't make direct eye contact with wild animals

[@Gamerboy-gy1rl]

@Reginald Lovely actually stop and frisk was in play at the time.

[@GreekDino]

African American males: I'm white and not a police officer but I'm sorry. I really am. No reason whatsoever in the 21st century for this to be happening. It's honestly inexcusable. I'm not even trying to understand what you guys go thru because i never will. It's just sad. It's getting to the point they just want you to stay home and never leave the house. Again I'm so so Sorry!

[@ericdove39]

Dino A very cool to jear somone say thay tbh

[@mikesandmire1382]

What if I don't know that I want to turn until i'm 50 feet from the intersection?!

[@reckz420]

Then your car's auto pilot screams Abort Abort, you ditch the turn, do a go around and try again.

[@pcaz23]

+St. Devil lmao

[@greetrigh28]

+St. Devil Lmao! I wish more people knew the awesome power of humor!

[@oldNavyJZ]

Then you become that guy who suddenly slams on his brakes and causes an accident. Or nothing happens.

[@anniescott7406]

According to this cop you would deserve a ticket.

[@208230706]

I wish that cop would watch this video, and think twice before picking on someone for their skin color

[@CGphotoOp]

Happened to me once. Cop was on left lane I was on the right. Stopped at a red light, he made eye contact, I returned it. Light turns green, he immediately got behind me, trailed me for 2 more lights then pulled me over. His reason: the month tag on my lic plate was faded and difficult to see. It wasn't. Spent about 10 minutes looking me up on his computer then a second cop came. Second cop came over and asked me to step out of the car. Repeatedly asked him why that was necessary, he refused to answer me. Finally he tells me they found something on my record and first cop needed to talk to me about it. Said he could talk to me about it while being inside my car. He disagreed and made me get out the car. Leaned on my door with my arms crossed obviously upset and he told me to put my hands down for his safety. He saw I had nothing on me when I got out but his reason was I could be hiding a gun in my armpit. Yeah. I put my hands down then he says nvm I need you to sit on the curb and put your hands behind your back. Asked repeatedly if he was arresting me, again he wouldn't answer until he said if you don't sit down and put your hands behind your back then I will. He "gently" coaxed me to sit down by placing his hand over my collar bone area and "nudging" me to sit down. Several minutes later first cop comes and in a very upset voice asks about the warrant out for my arrest in Bakersfield. Shocked, I told him there's no such thing. He repeated that according to his computer I had a warrant out in Bakersfield. It matched my description exactly he said. Asked if it also matched my name and DOB and again he dodged the question and said it matched my description exactly. Male, 5'11", brown hair and brown eyes. 170lbs I asked. Yes he said. Told him I'm 6'1". Moment of silence. Before he began to talk I interrupted him and asked it was my name, address, and description he again repeated that it matched my description exactly. As if there couldn't be any other males with brown eyes/hair 6'1" elsewhere in CA. Told him I've never been to Bakersfield. After several moments of deliberating with the other officer he came back, pointed at my face and said I better not be lying to him and "strongly suggested" I get the warrant taken care of. I work for a background screening company, each year I must do an annual background check and last one came back spotless. Mentioned that to the cop and he said "yeah sure, whatever" At this point he knew that I knew he was fos so I politely asked how to take care of my "warrant" situation and he said "you can hop on a computer I assume, figure it out." Thank you I said. They let me go without a citation for my "faded month tag" or even for my "warrant." As he was walking back to his patrol car I asked for the officers name, he hesitated and said "Mike" (probably a fake name) when I asked for his last name he said his first name was all I needed to know then he got in his car and closed the door. Next day at work I had my employer re-do my background check and surprise, nothing. Moral of the story: I felt protected and served as fuck! Thank you officers.

[@joshbam]

What are you trying to imply?..

[@CGphotoOp]

+axiytuns not implying anything. Sharing my version of a similar story. Just an example of how police pull over people for bs reasons.

[@ralx225b]

+CGphotoOp I freaking hate KZbin sometimes....I can't see the rest of your comment cause it cuts off at "Leaned on my door with my arms crossed obviously upset and he told me to Leaned on my door with my arms crossed obviously upset and he told me to "

[@CGphotoOp]

+ralx225b that sucks. Prob have to read my story on a computer. KZbin mobile is like that sometimes.

[@Ozzyyyyyy95]

i havent even checked the comment section but i know for a fact theres some white folks here saying "Well you should just obey the law and they won't pull you over" smfh

[@casterakabadman805]

You can count on that. Child touching world destroyers despise reality.

[@thebigpat799]

White privilege

[@mybrotha8144]

I've been in this exact same situation and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one. Just making eye contact can turn into a situation you can't even look the cop in the eye and say hey what's up nice day today isn't it

[@bobsmith597]

Rastaman Miller system is rigged

[@rhondaingram1950]

I 'am black and it happen to me . My mom and i was looking for my nephews' house and it was at night and the neighborhood was not the kind of neighborhood i would pull over and try to use the phone in. so were driving slow trying to read the street signs, and i noticed a cop had been following me for about twenty minutes. Then he pulls me over talking about i'm impeding traffic. No other cars was on the street but me and we were lost. He asked me for my info i gave it to him and my mom said why did you pull us over ? He made up the impeding traffic crap, i said were lost and i can't find my nephews house were is this street? I told my mom he needs to help us find this street if he is gonna pull us over for some made up crap!! And it was the High Point Police Dept in NC . They need to get these cops off the street they pulled us because we were black !! We were legal and had no criminal records at all !! So now i have a dash cam video to show what happens to blacks in NC.

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

What happened? Did you get a ticket? Did the racist cop even give you directions?

[@javierich0]

He obviously stole that car...

[@javierich0]

***** thank you.

[@blaze12771]

You obviously a Troll.

[@javierich0]

Some people are too dumb or overly sensitive to take a joke

[@javierich0]

***** You don't say I couldn't tell...

[@505matter]

I hope someone knocks some fucking sense into your ignorant ass.

[@84Punkmonkey]

I got pulled over because "For some reason, your turn signal came on." I was turning onto the street I lived on. My ID proved I lived on the street so I was left off with a warning. The warning was for nothing.

[@ccmanize]

I've never heard of this 100 foot law. I don't remember anything about this in drivers ed or on the driving exam.

[@MauricioCalderonisme]

It was always in the book and in the test.You just didn't study :)

[@mshara1]

+ccmanize It was in the 'other' law book that only applies to minorities and poor people. Its a mile-thick, and only available to enforcement officials.

[@Yogripper]

+ccmanize It's not even a law just a suggestion for good driving practices.

[@IncognitoSprax]

So, does he have a yard ruler?

[@zlonewolf]

+SpraxIAKS I have a 100 yard ruler tape with back-up laser guided, gps navigator with voice prompt at every turn by turn.

[@IncognitoSprax]

But does the cop have one?

[@POStOLFRONT]

Sprax What I would like to know is when was the last time his eyes were calibrated to measure distance.

[@todddriscoll1135]

Sprax the cop doesn't need one, he just needs to think it was less than 100 feet.

[@KMC5240]

Fox News: Could he have used his eyes as a weapon against the officer?

[@hartm-the-man4387]

OMG This is such B.S. He didn't signal in time? Give me a break.

[@cemeter1832]

you simple person.

[@cemeter1832]

FingerBangGang THE SHOCKER public servant, when they are abusing authority citizens have every right to hold them accountable, if that means argument so be it.

[@chuckchillout6228]

Welcome to being black in America..

[@sunshine-oh3hm]

+Chuck Chillout elijah???

[@sharkdeepwater8]

When I'm stopped by a cop. Before he can get a word out. I ask for a supervisor. Regardless of what it is. People have to understand when a supervisor is called, it's logged. So how would it look when the office is up for review, with numerous supervisor call outs? It affects their pay raises.

[@focused313]

Hmmm not a bad idea.

[@PD-fe7dz]

Shark Deepwater8 Black people get killed beat or jailed...we simply don't have the same rights.

[@lsowner10]

And this is why the cop in Texas was murked.

[@Bankallday]

Preach

[@normal6338]

G. Warren.... every time a thug commits a crime they deserve to be shot by the police. Make sense?

[@Bankallday]

Tyrion Lannister You meant 'killer cops' not "cop killers". Sorry about your dyslexia

[@normal6338]

***** When a cop gets in to a shoot out with a criminal, who do you want to win?

[@lutherv9433]

+Norm AL hard to say they're both criminals

[@moisesromo]

Lol I've had the same thing happen. Cop used same excuse. Then admitted that he just thought I looked suspicious. I didn't question him because I didn't want to get shot

[@nickc8819]

Respect goes both ways... ...in the street...."we all know what that direct eye contact means"

[@michaelantonio44]

pulled over for something your parents taught you to do since you were little.........smh

[@Thugorp]

You know, I want to say this, I ABSOLUTLY think that there is a problem with cops in this country. BUT it can't be racial. I have gotten a ticket for this, I have gotten a ticket for improper backing, improper use of lain, going five UNDER the limit on a highway. I have gotten a ticket for, "driving in such a manner to cause agrivation on a road(i.e. someone honked once)," I have been pulled over Walking on 4 occasions. One time I was stopped out side my house and accused of being a guy how ran from the cops with a shot gun I don't even own a gun. I get followed by cops on the regular. I have had cops pull the tazer when I was asking to call my lawyer. I have been arested on minor traffic stops several times, and I am not black. So I have to think that this is a Class thing. I am poor. On the one hand I want cops to be held responsible for there corruption, and there is corruption so much corruption that truly the tree and not the fruit must be at fault, but this just isn't a black white issue racially speaking.

[@morelelfrancel6603]

Dude, it actually is racial.

[@Thugorp]

How so? I am not saying there isn't a problem, THERE IS A PROBLEM, but what makes you think it isn't a class issue?

[@prometheusprometheus3747]

Thugorp I agree that this may not be a race issue. The police have begun to spread the ignorance to everyone. I have no doubt it’s worse and has gone on longer for nonwhites but police are so out of control no one is safe. I honestly feel like a country wide plan should be formulated and every city on the same day act and bring national attention that cannot be ignored.

[@blahblah7963]

I was pulled over twice for that and the second time I made sure to signal in time. It's exhausting. It's sad.

[@Thomasjsh1]

I got that in California all of the time. so I move to Vegas. have not been pulled over in 20 years.

[@sugarsaint]

lol

[@Djuane]

seriously same here lol. in vegas i never get that shit.

[@impossibleisjustanopinion9898]

Ive gotten that in NYC before eyeballing cops they think your suspect!

[@AngiesDoingIt]

+revelationns A lot of Black people I know are moving to Las Vegas, so so they can feel free. It's like the underground railroad except it's a real train ride or bus or plane or vehicle...

[@davidrogers4430]

Don't you look at me boy....... Officer Down officer down music to my ears

[@blinx5229]

I got pulled for not having two hands on the steering wheel, 😡 Grrrrrrr sure it's law but only used when they want to fk with you!

[@MrSk8ingrules]

A law in what state???? Doubt it's in most states

[@blinx5229]

Michigan, probably not in most states

[@josemartin598]

It's not a law in any state

[@GudInformation]

Plummer v. State was an 1893 court case decided by the Supreme Court of Indiana. The case overturned a manslaughter conviction, ruling that the convicted defendant had been protecting himself from the illegal use of force by a police officer. It is widely quoted on the internet, under the theory that it gives citizens the right to resist an unlawful arrest by force, including deadly force.

[@cunard61]

Wow, I'm surprised the cop tells him why he ACTUALLY pulled him over, making eye contact. The cops superiors need to see this video. He made this stop to see if he could see something illegal in plain view while he was up beside the guys window.

[@1Manny93]

glad to see no one in the comments section actually defending the cop

[@EthanColicchie412]

I'm white and usually I defend cops but screw this cop

[@TheZombaslaya]

Law is law, 100 feet before!

[@FuKItM4n]

Did he measure it?

[@jilibey10]

If we use your quote, next morning your mam may be in jail.

[@monicaram10]

I couldn't help but laugh at this shit... Especially the guys reaction to the cops responses lmao glad the guys ok cause we all know this could've ended horribly

[@liveituplikeiflifesgreat4962]

ive been pulled over for just "looking" at a cop too. Minus respect for cops who didnt catch any legitament reasons

[@angelxx1234100]

Its like gta 5 when you see the cop you get arrested.

[@markhenley3097]

No it's not, he never got shot or killed, and it only happened once in the entire history of the United States of America.

[@JHRobbins]

This happened quite some time ago, so things may have changed. I am a white man from a fairly affluent family. I was in college and for a couple of reasons, I had my family's Rolls Royce Silver Shadow at school for a while. it was a Friday or Saturday night and I and several friends had been out drinking. We were pulled over- expired inspection sticker, I think. At any rate, the cop didn't even come up to the window - he stood at the pillar, asked the usual questions about driver's license - registration, etc. He then said essentially, 'renew your inspection' and let us go. What if I had been black?

[@morelife4127]

lmaoooo well you wouldnt be here telling us about it I can assure you.

[@casterakabadman805]

+The Plug HaHa Real talk.

[@AngiesDoingIt]

You would be dead.

[@josephmcelrath3525]

Same thing happened to me in Alabama. I was driving my Lexus.

[@Thomasjsh1]

Happens a lot. Thanks to KZbin and cell phones it's able to be brought to light. I have enough experiences like this to fill a book.

[@mdub4758]

I got pulled over in Idaho for not signaling 5 seconds before changing lanes on the freeway......I was like what???? And I am a white guy.....didn't let them search the car....so they brought out a canine.....wish I had turned my camera on.

[@Alliion]

My mother owns a nice Mercedes, a female cop pulled us over at 10 at night when I was 8! Her only reason was because she said she needed to run our plates. She took 45 minutes on purpose. There was another time when my mom was ALONE on the highway a cop got really close to her and it scared her so she switched lanes and the dumb cop gave her a ticket for not putting her signal on. :/

[@taralyamcdonough5402]

I've been pulled over for this exact same thing. I had filed a suit against the county, and was harassed every time the cops saw me.

[@thedudeaboud1258]

No, the officer said "You made direct eye contact with me for too long while driving." is what the officer actually said

[@omar1s1]

Wrong "Because you made direct eye contact with me and held on to it while I was passing you..." Quote it correctly.

[@blkMafiaMan]

+Omar Coston That sounds worse! Assholes will always be assholes regardless of their career/life choice or race.

[@omar1s1]

sugarsaint you're the one saying what someone said exactly... you tell me what the difference is? If it makes no difference then don't quote them.

[@omar1s1]

General Phil I agree with you... I was replying to a deleted misquote.

[@omar1s1]

sugarsaint Did I say it was you... feeling guilty huh? Nice job getting called out on being wrong then deleting the comment and then defending yourself. W/E man, get REKT.

[@jaygoodfella56]

I saw you eyeballin me 👀 You're damed if you do, and you're damed if you don't.

[@Rhone83s]

DWB is real.

[@rice_pp]

OMG just a dumb reason to get pulled over