Boots Riley Racially Profiled
“They were saying, ‘Don’t fucking move, don’t fucking move,’ and came straight at me,” Riley told the Guardian. “They put my hands above my head, searched me, and searched my car, even though they were looking for someone who was stealing tires. You know, if they had a description of a light-skinned black man with a big Afro and sideburns, maybe they should have taken me in. But they were yelling, ‘Are you on probation? Do you have a warrant?’ And every time I said no, they said, ‘Don’t lie to us. Don’t fucking lie to us.’”[Pitchfork]
Yeah, I know this shit happens all the time. I just posted this as a plug for The Coup, whose music is awesome.
