Being Black in America means we aren’t believed in certain situations.
A Black man, Yema Khalif, in Tiburon, a town in California, was in his store that he owned and police showed up questioning him about why he was in the store. After telling them he owned the store, they didn’t believe him and wanted him to show that his key fit in the door.
Yema and the cops got into a heated discussion and to make things worse, a white man called down to tell the cops the Yema did own the store and the police left. On top of that, a cop is seen saying Yema should be grateful they were doing what they doing because it was their job.
So, not only didn’t the cops believe Yema, but they also felt like he should have thanked them AND it took a white man to deescalate the situation. It shouldn’t take a white person who didn’t have to prove who he was, for police to believe Black people. We don’t get the benefit of doubt. Cops are always hostile with us and then ask questions later. That needs to stop.
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