Nation’s Capital – Melanoid Nation Foundation https://www.melanoidnation.org Thu, 15 Oct 2015 21:06:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Black College Students Were Handcuffed Because White Customers Complained Of Being ‘Uncomfortable’ Around Them https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-college-students-were-handcuffed-because-white-customers-complained-of-being-uncomfortable-around-them/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-college-students-were-handcuffed-because-white-customers-complained-of-being-uncomfortable-around-them/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2015 21:06:36 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=2688 WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the nation’s capital city witnessing a high usage rate of racial profiling phone apps, such as SketchFactor  and participating in online platforms like Operation GroupMe, it comes as no surprise that innocent Melanoid civilians in D.C. are subject to harassment and danger by members of the dominant society.

Earlier this week, 18-year-old Jason Goolsby and his friend–both students of Howard University–were just hanging out near an ATM when police approached them under the guise of Goolsby and his friend having met the descriptions of being “suspicious”. According to the cops, this “suspicious” person in question had allegedly been seen in the same area by (bank) customers who complained of being “uncomfortable”; with the possible intent on robbing people.

The Metro Police (in D.C.) reports read that three individuals were approached by the cops, and one ran away, which resulted in a chase. Here’s what the report read:

“The individual resisted, and was handcuffed while resisting after he refused to stop,” the report stated. “The person making the video was interfering with police, and was also detained while the incident was investigated.’

Goolsby, whose Twitter account is @darealbighomiee, tweeted the following video that recorded the police harassment:

https://twitter.com/darealbighomiee/status/653729171953328128

After seeing this incident unfold, it becomes much clearer as to why these phone apps are extremely popular among white supremacists in the D.C. area. One way that we as Melanoid people can counter this harassment is for us to also download these apps, and report suspicious–and potentially threatening–behavior coming from suspects and predators of the dominant society.

Here is a link to the Jason Goolsby story.

B. Clark

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