West Chester police were told a shoplifting suspect was white. They stopped a Black man

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Published 2022-02-24
Eric Lindsay, a 60-year-old Black man, is suing West Chester police and the Meijer company after he was stopped and interviewed while officers searched for a shoplifting suspect they were told was a white man in his 30s.

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All Comments (21)
  • @mikecziraky2037
    A white guy in his thirties. A black guy in his sixties. That’s not a “mistake”. That was completely deliberate
  • @killa6270
    He’s 60 plus years. He is TIRED of being racially profiled. He’s justified in responding angrily.
  • @je.suis.prisci
    They LITERALLY GAVE A FULL DESCRIPTION 😅. Congratulations, y'all were caught in 4K.
  • @timothygarner477
    Dang even when you don't fit the description, you fit the description
  • @rrdt
    The fact that the officer said 'he doesn't look anything like him' and they still went to him anyway speaks volumes.
  • @TT-zj6iy
    This was no mistake. The chief needs to be reprimanded as well. I hope he wins his lawsuit. This is fucking ridiculous
  • @Cwgrlup
    When the store camera shows this guy walked in AFTER these two cops in court, the city should pay this man damages.
  • @edmike54
    This proves that the cops are trained to do exactly what they do...
  • @Vermino
    "Sometimes we have suspects that discard what they are wearing."

    "How the fuck did he discard his skin color???"
  • @MH-zy6tc
    The fact that the police chief tried to give excuses instead of apologizing is sickening
  • @GRTVO
    Good for that man for standing up for himself.
  • @Jay-qj2et
    That chief is exactly what is wrong with the police department
  • @KeKe4Christ
    I absolutely HATE when they tell the victims of racial profiling to “calm down” NO I WILL NOT! We are SICK of this!
  • Dumb af, to tell someone to calm down when they’re accusing him of crimes.
  • @cinattra
    That man could have lost his life over some b.s. He had every right to cuss their asses out.
  • @MrNiceGuy485
    Caller: "He's white"
    Police: "You mean black?"
    Caller: "he's wearing a red hoodie"
    Police: "got it, orange jacket with a scarf. We appreciate your detailed description."
  • @iandurrett8940
    “We investigated ourselves and found we did nothing wrong”
  • @latoyajordan1542
    You can hear him saying in the beginning as soon as he said look at this guy the other cop says he don’t match the description