• Optional@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    The officer proceeded to administer field sobriety tests. During the tests, another officer came over to ensure that Deiseroth did not stumble while trying to walk a straight line along the side of a busy highway.

    Deiseroth then questioned why the second officer, who was Black, was there, and the officer informed him that it was to prevent him from getting hit by oncoming traffic.

    Deiseroth responded by repeatedly asking the officer, “Are you Haitian?”

    Deiseroth was then informed by the officer administering the sobriety test that “it doesn’t matter” where the other officer was from or his heritage.

    “Yes it does,” Deiseroth replied.

    Ignorant sack of shit to the bitter end.

    • LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      16 hours ago

      It makes me wonder what type of rhetoric he’s hearing internally at DHS. Is that why it “matters” if the officer is Haitian? Are they being instructed that Haitians are higher on their shit list or something?

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        It’s just a handy question to into update any black person in general. They start threatening to take them in until they confirm their citizenship, which should only take a few days. Most people will back down, no matter how innocent they are.