ACLU seeks investigation of arrest of black man moving into new home

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The 61-year-old was allegedly handcuffed at gunpoint when police thought he was attempting to burglarize the home.
Watch: Black man handcuffed while moving into his own home
March 21, 201903:10
March 21, 2019, 3:24 PM PDT
By Farnoush Amiri
The ACLU is asking a police department in Kansas to investigate allegations that a black man was arrested while moving into his new home.

Karle Robinson, 61, a former Marine, was allegedly moving a television into his home in Tonganoxie on Aug. 19 when police stopped and detained him at gunpoint for suspected burglary, according to the ACLU of Kansas in a letter to state Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

The civil rights organization calls the episode a case of "moving while black."

The office of the Attorney General said it has received and reviewed the letter and forwarded it to the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training, per state law.

In a statement to NBC News on Thursday, Tonganoxie Police Chief Greg Lawson said the ACLU letter "contains multiple accusations that are inaccurate," but that if there were to be an investigation the department intends to "fully cooperate."​

ACLU seeks investigation of arrest of black man moving into new home

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Robinson, who recently moved from Merriam to Tonganoxie, told the ACLU that police routinely followed him and repeatedly harassed him and that it only stopped when he went to the press.

ACLU said that many of the facts police pointed to as the basis for suspicion "are disproved by the body cam footage and are inconsistent with other independently verified facts," the letter said.

"Each of these incidents would be concerning had they been alleged independently," the letter reads. "Together, they suggest a pervasive culture of racial bias and systematic process failure within the Tonganoxie Police Department."
 
The 61-year-old was allegedly handcuffed at gunpoint when police thought he was attempting to burglarize the home.
Watch: Black man handcuffed while moving into his own home
March 21, 201903:10
March 21, 2019, 3:24 PM PDT
By Farnoush Amiri
The ACLU is asking a police department in Kansas to investigate allegations that a black man was arrested while moving into his new home.

Karle Robinson, 61, a former Marine, was allegedly moving a television into his home in Tonganoxie on Aug. 19 when police stopped and detained him at gunpoint for suspected burglary, according to the ACLU of Kansas in a letter to state Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

The civil rights organization calls the episode a case of "moving while black."

The office of the Attorney General said it has received and reviewed the letter and forwarded it to the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training, per state law.

In a statement to NBC News on Thursday, Tonganoxie Police Chief Greg Lawson said the ACLU letter "contains multiple accusations that are inaccurate," but that if there were to be an investigation the department intends to "fully cooperate."​

ACLU seeks investigation of arrest of black man moving into new home

Also from the article

Robinson, who recently moved from Merriam to Tonganoxie, told the ACLU that police routinely followed him and repeatedly harassed him and that it only stopped when he went to the press.

ACLU said that many of the facts police pointed to as the basis for suspicion "are disproved by the body cam footage and are inconsistent with other independently verified facts," the letter said.

"Each of these incidents would be concerning had they been alleged independently," the letter reads. "Together, they suggest a pervasive culture of racial bias and systematic process failure within the Tonganoxie Police Department."

I'm from Kansas and that brothers first mistake was moving to Tonganoxie. He would have been better off moving to Leavenworth or western KCK. KC itself has problems with racism but Tonganoxie is a small mostly white rural community that is about as racist as it gets.
 
This man was not arrested and the HEADLINE is FAKE, misleading news.

Considering the circumstances the officers acted appropriately, as well as professionally.

I appreciate the homeowner acting like a gentleman, cooperating and making this investigation a non event.

Final thought. Upon personal observation did the officer initiate this investigation or was he responding to a 911 call correctly reporting or SNITCHING on suspicious activity?

Peace.
 
Oh well, why should I care, it's not my country, but that could have been resolved in so many ways other than handcuffing the home owner.
 
Profiled? The guy was carrying a TV out of the house at 3 in the morning. In a neighborhood that was experiencing burglaries.
And he was black.

What difference does that make? There was reason enough for the cops to be suspicious. The cops handled the situation appropriately and the gentleman involved conducted himself in an appropriate manner as well.
 
The 61-year-old was allegedly handcuffed at gunpoint when police thought he was attempting to burglarize the home.
Watch: Black man handcuffed while moving into his own home
March 21, 201903:10
March 21, 2019, 3:24 PM PDT
By Farnoush Amiri
The ACLU is asking a police department in Kansas to investigate allegations that a black man was arrested while moving into his new home.

Karle Robinson, 61, a former Marine, was allegedly moving a television into his home in Tonganoxie on Aug. 19 when police stopped and detained him at gunpoint for suspected burglary, according to the ACLU of Kansas in a letter to state Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

The civil rights organization calls the episode a case of "moving while black."

The office of the Attorney General said it has received and reviewed the letter and forwarded it to the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training, per state law.

In a statement to NBC News on Thursday, Tonganoxie Police Chief Greg Lawson said the ACLU letter "contains multiple accusations that are inaccurate," but that if there were to be an investigation the department intends to "fully cooperate."​

ACLU seeks investigation of arrest of black man moving into new home

Also from the article

Robinson, who recently moved from Merriam to Tonganoxie, told the ACLU that police routinely followed him and repeatedly harassed him and that it only stopped when he went to the press.

ACLU said that many of the facts police pointed to as the basis for suspicion "are disproved by the body cam footage and are inconsistent with other independently verified facts," the letter said.

"Each of these incidents would be concerning had they been alleged independently," the letter reads. "Together, they suggest a pervasive culture of racial bias and systematic process failure within the Tonganoxie Police Department."

I'm from Kansas and that brothers first mistake was moving to Tonganoxie. He would have been better off moving to Leavenworth or western KCK. KC itself has problems with racism but Tonganoxie is a small mostly white rural community that is about as racist as it gets.
Is it possible that maybe he's not from the area? I've had that happen to me before Visited the place during the middle of the day, it seemed like a fairly nice area only to find out after the fact it was anything but.
 
Profiled? The guy was carrying a TV out of the house at 3 in the morning. In a neighborhood that was experiencing burglaries.
And he was black.

What difference does that make? There was reason enough for the cops to be suspicious. The cops handled the situation appropriately and the gentleman involved conducted himself in an appropriate manner as well.
He was profiled. As far as I can see there was no reason to handcuff him. The officer could have waited for back up to inspect the home owner's documents, he could have inspected them himself. He demeaned the home owner with abuse of power.
 
Profiled? The guy was carrying a TV out of the house at 3 in the morning. In a neighborhood that was experiencing burglaries.
And he was black.

What difference does that make? There was reason enough for the cops to be suspicious. The cops handled the situation appropriately and the gentleman involved conducted himself in an appropriate manner as well.
He was profiled. As far as I can see there was no reason to handcuff him. The officer could have waited for back up to inspect the home owner's documents, he could have inspected them himself. He demeaned the home owner with abuse of power.

The cop must not be too bright if he was looking to abuse his power. I mean there was a camera on him the whole time.
 
The cop must not be too bright if he was looking to abuse his power. I mean there was a camera on him the whole time.
I suppose that's why he was so faux apologetic. After all, it was the homeowner's fault he was black.
 
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Here's a question to ponder.

Why is this man moving his belongings into his new home under the cover of darkness?

Is is because he does not want his neighbors scoping him out for a break-in?

Peace.
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The 61-year-old was allegedly handcuffed at gunpoint when police thought he was attempting to burglarize the home.
Watch: Black man handcuffed while moving into his own home
March 21, 201903:10
March 21, 2019, 3:24 PM PDT
By Farnoush Amiri
The ACLU is asking a police department in Kansas to investigate allegations that a black man was arrested while moving into his new home.

Karle Robinson, 61, a former Marine, was allegedly moving a television into his home in Tonganoxie on Aug. 19 when police stopped and detained him at gunpoint for suspected burglary, according to the ACLU of Kansas in a letter to state Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

The civil rights organization calls the episode a case of "moving while black."

The office of the Attorney General said it has received and reviewed the letter and forwarded it to the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training, per state law.

In a statement to NBC News on Thursday, Tonganoxie Police Chief Greg Lawson said the ACLU letter "contains multiple accusations that are inaccurate," but that if there were to be an investigation the department intends to "fully cooperate."​

ACLU seeks investigation of arrest of black man moving into new home

Also from the article

Robinson, who recently moved from Merriam to Tonganoxie, told the ACLU that police routinely followed him and repeatedly harassed him and that it only stopped when he went to the press.

ACLU said that many of the facts police pointed to as the basis for suspicion "are disproved by the body cam footage and are inconsistent with other independently verified facts," the letter said.

"Each of these incidents would be concerning had they been alleged independently," the letter reads. "Together, they suggest a pervasive culture of racial bias and systematic process failure within the Tonganoxie Police Department."

I'm from Kansas and that brothers first mistake was moving to Tonganoxie. He would have been better off moving to Leavenworth or western KCK. KC itself has problems with racism but Tonganoxie is a small mostly white rural community that is about as racist as it gets.
Is it possible that maybe he's not from the area? I've had that happen to me before Visited the place during the middle of the day, it seemed like a fairly nice area only to find out after the fact it was anything but.

If he moved from Meriam to Tonganoxie, he moved about 25 miles northwest from a KC suburb to a small town 7 miles west of KC.
 
The 61-year-old was allegedly handcuffed at gunpoint when police thought he was attempting to burglarize the home.
Watch: Black man handcuffed while moving into his own home
March 21, 201903:10
March 21, 2019, 3:24 PM PDT
By Farnoush Amiri
The ACLU is asking a police department in Kansas to investigate allegations that a black man was arrested while moving into his new home.

Karle Robinson, 61, a former Marine, was allegedly moving a television into his home in Tonganoxie on Aug. 19 when police stopped and detained him at gunpoint for suspected burglary, according to the ACLU of Kansas in a letter to state Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

The civil rights organization calls the episode a case of "moving while black."

The office of the Attorney General said it has received and reviewed the letter and forwarded it to the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training, per state law.

In a statement to NBC News on Thursday, Tonganoxie Police Chief Greg Lawson said the ACLU letter "contains multiple accusations that are inaccurate," but that if there were to be an investigation the department intends to "fully cooperate."​

ACLU seeks investigation of arrest of black man moving into new home

Also from the article

Robinson, who recently moved from Merriam to Tonganoxie, told the ACLU that police routinely followed him and repeatedly harassed him and that it only stopped when he went to the press.

ACLU said that many of the facts police pointed to as the basis for suspicion "are disproved by the body cam footage and are inconsistent with other independently verified facts," the letter said.

"Each of these incidents would be concerning had they been alleged independently," the letter reads. "Together, they suggest a pervasive culture of racial bias and systematic process failure within the Tonganoxie Police Department."

I'm from Kansas and that brothers first mistake was moving to Tonganoxie. He would have been better off moving to Leavenworth or western KCK. KC itself has problems with racism but Tonganoxie is a small mostly white rural community that is about as racist as it gets.

Absolutely.
 

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