SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA POLICE BRUTALITY

This is not fiction.

I can't use real names or places, but I want everyone in the United States to read this.

My friend was at a football game. He is fifteen. He is Black. He was at a friend's football game with four other kids. They left the football game. Got pulled over. No reason. The police looked in the car. Said, "You" and pointed at my friend.

"You," they said, "get out."

My friend complied. The cop (White) put my friend up against the wall.

"Give me your I.D." he said.

"I don't have I.D., sir." my friend said. This is true, he has no license or any form of I.D. He is home-schooled.

"You have a driver's license?" the cop said.

"No, sir."

"Give me your fucking I.D. kid. Give it to me or I'll bring Bubba over here." the cop said. Bubba is the other cop riding with him. A huge fat motherfucker.

"You might as well bring him over because I don't have any I.D." my friend said.

Bubba comes over. Makes my friend spread his legs until he falls forward on his face. Holds my friend's face on the asphalt with his arm and chokes him. They check him for I.D., stand him up, and let him go back to the car and drive away.

The next day, the police show up to my friend's school and start questioning his friends. Asking questions like, "He was causing trouble last night, wasn't he?". My friend is a good kid. He's quiet, intelligent. Does what he's told. He's a good student. He doesn't do drugs. The cops showed up to his school and starting questioning his peers trying to cover their asses.

My friend's mother, who is completely distraught, tries to find lawyers to take legal action against the officers. Nobody will touch the case. Everyone is afraid of the fucking police.

Southern Californians live in a police state. Be afraid of the police, especially if you're Black. The majority of police officers in Southern California are sadistic motherfuckers who get off on abusing their power.

There is a video of the incident that shows my friend complying, being courteous and respectful. Doing what he's told. Even with documented proof that my friend was in the right, no lawyer will touch the case.

This is not fiction.

This is not fiction. This is close to me. Close to far too many.

Do not trust Southern California law enforcement. Do not trust them. Fear them. Know your rights, and if you're Black, hope and pray that you do not fall prey to the fucking police force.