In Chicago, a city with a strong legacy of police abuse, a shocking new video highlights the culture of intimidation between the police and citizens, and this cop explains that if the young man doesn’t like it – he should just move.
“It’s all black people that live here, so I got no choice but to fucking pull over black people, if you don’t like it, then move-” the officer proclaims.
“I ain’t gotta go nowhere,” the man recording replies
“Then sit around and bitch, I don’t give a fuck,” the officer tells the man.
In the video which was obtained by Media Takeout, a plainclothes police officer makes no attempts at hiding his disdain for the members of the community that he has sworn to serve and protect. He also asserts that the fact that he is being recorded will not deter him from expressing his offensive and inflammatory beliefs.
“If you think the camera is gonna make a difference to you as to what the fuck I say, you’re incorrect,” the cop callously states.
The man explains that he is recording the situation as the police are unpredictable and he does not know if the cop is going to shoot one of them, citing Mike Brown as an example.
Instead of addressing and attempting to alleviate some of the concern and mistrust, the officer decided to ensure that it continues and grows.
“Mike Brown deserved it,” the officer states as he walks away.
With attitudes like these allowed to stalk the streets with a gun and badge, it is no wonder that in 2014 alone, settlements to victims of Chicago police misconduct cost taxpayers $54.2 million. Everything about this interaction was seemingly done to antagonize and provoke the situation.
Cops like this one are nothing but bullies with badges.
