I have PTSD from a bad experience I had last year when I was pulled over. It was the middle of the night and I was just trying to get back to my house after a long shift cleaning motel rooms at the local motel business on the east side of town. I was obeying all traffic laws but didn’t realize that I was going a bit faster than I should be. When the red and blue lights started flashing in my rear view mirror, I instantly hit my brake pedal and started pulling over for them to talk with me. But when I went to hand the copper my license and car registration, he ordered me out of my car and told me to lay flat on the side of the road. As I was pinned to the asphalt at gunpoint by the 1st officer, the second got out of the cruiser and started rummaging through my car. They accused me of stealing from the local bank. I pleaded with them to stop. I had no money or anything that I took on me; in fact, the entire incident was a result of mistaken identity because of racial profiling. When they noticed they had the wrong guy, they acted as if nothing had gone wrong and left the scene while I was still on the ground afraid for my life. I looked all over Detroit to find a law firm who would take my case against the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office regarding this horrible issue of police misconduct and brutality. I still think about the incident on nights when I have to drive home. I get fearful when I’m in my car and wonder if I’ll get pulled over again for something small.
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