Story of Police Brutality
— Police Against the Innocent —
I was coming home from a friend's party late at night. It was about 2:30 am and I was the chauffeur so I didn't have a drink. My name is Austin. My friends Leshaun, Eric, and Chris however were very drunk and they needed someone to take them home and luckily I was there to take them home. My friend Steph however was not drunk. The party was getting very wild because everyone was drunk and they kept throwing up. We got in my car and while I turn on the engine and Chris offers me a drink and I refused, and since I replied with that answer HE threw the drink on me! I was smelling like a bunch of coronas and to make it worse, the car smells like weed because of my friends in the back; my car was smelling a crack dealers home. They planned on sleeping at one friend's house; his parents weren't home so they're lucky because they weren't going to get interrogated for their smell. It was going to be a 30 minute drive and there was a lot of traffic so it was going to be a long ride home.
On our way home we stopped by a gas station to get snacks. Chris, Eric, and Steph stood in the car and Leshaun and I went to go buy something. Everything was going smooth. I bought bags of chips and cans of Arizona for everyone, there was something odd though. There were cops
that were just staring at the back of my car, and I think they were suspicious of the smell around my car.
"Aye man don't worry, you're not the one drunk right?" said Leshaun.
"You're right, hopefully they don't try and stop us." I replied.
We get our stuff and go out to the car, something smelled even more horrible than before, its like they were smoking again.
We were driving on the highway and I felt weird, the cops from the gas station were following us, maybe I was going crazy or but it's like the cops were waiting for the perfect moment to arrest us.
"Bro why is the ambulance chasing us? We not dead" said Eric.
"Stupid that's a uber in the highway" replied Chris.
"Yeah you right, Uber's are mostly black and white" said Steph.
"They're so stupid," I thought to myself.
The speed limit is 30 mph and I was going 27 mph. I look behind and I see the red lights and sirens.
"Oh my god, What now?" I yelled in the car.
The cops stopped their car and walked over to me. I'm clean and sober, I just don't want to see my friends get arrested in front of me for being intoxicated. I stay calm and put my hands on the driving wheel.
"Yo, I'm bout to just dip right now, this is crazy!" said Leshaun.
I stayed calm and waited for the cops to approach me.
"Hello young man, lemme see your driving license and your id please" ordered the officer.
I can see that he has another officer with him, he's just looking around the car. I find my id and license and give it to him.
"This car smells awfully awful" he mumbled.
"Yeah my friends were at a party and I'm driving them home" I replied.
"Mhmm, you sure you ain't drink anything?" he asked
"Yes I'm positive." I answered
"Step out the car please" he ordered.
"What, why? I didn't do anything" I cried.
"Just get out the damn car!" he screamed.
He pulls me out the car and Chris and Eric woke up and were terrified. They pretended to stay sleeping. The other officer pulls Leshaun out and throws him onto the ground and make him face stomach flat.
"You sure you got nothing on you boy?" asked officer 1.
"Yes yes! Check inside my car I have nothing!" I said.
"Then what the hell is this!" screamed officer 2.
He pulls out a little bag of weed out of my seat. I'm in shock, I never had that weed on me, they're trying to frame!
"Get up you stupid hoodlum!" screamed officer 2.
He pulls me with full force and I try to resist. I never had that weed on me, I'm clean and sober!
"No let me go! Let me go!" I cried.
"Let him go!" screamed Leshaun as he pushed the officer gently.
"You stupid brat" said officer 1.
He slams Leshaun and starts headlocking him. Officer 2 starts kicking me and is screaming racial slurs at me. Officer 1 calls for backup and they have Leshaun and I pinned down on the curve. The other officers arrived and they arrested us and they took Chris and Eric out the car. We all spent the night in a cell.
About a week later a video surfaced online, Chris had took it from his phone and posted it on instagram. He has officer 2 planting the weed on my seat and them abusing us. This was later took to court and unfortunately, they didn't receive a harsh punishment. They were suspended with pay, and soon returned back on duty. It's sad that this happens a lot in today's society.