Another terrible cops versus young black driver episode occurred in Miami Florida a few hours before the Miami Dolphins game Sunday 9-8-24. The Dolphins’ biggest star Tyreek Hill was pulled over by a gang of testosterone-bubbling motorcycle policemen, probably of Cuban extraction, for a speeding violation. The confrontation quickly escalated
The police body cam was released yesterday, with the mic turned off in the middle of the video. Tyreek was roughly jerked out of his vehicle, laid on the hot pavement face down, handcuffed and verbally abused. One cop came behind him and did something I couldn’t quite see, physically hurting him, maybe putting his knees into the back or knees of an already prostrate handcuffed young black American male. One of the last videos linked at the bottom of this post said he was kicked by one of the cops. I think you can see a partially obscured imaging of that in this video posted by black activist/historian/blogger Don Salmon. About a 4 minute post:
Teammate Calais Campbell saw Tyreek was pulled over, so he stopped his car to observe, was threatened by the cops, said he was standing for his teammate, and was then also put in handcuffs. We know what happens too often to young black men in America interacting with racist cops for a traffic stop or violation. Calais and his Dolphins’ teammates were well aware of this and would not leave the scene.
Calais said Tyreek called out “Don’t Leave Me!” imploring him and his teammates not to leave him alone with these aggressive angry cops who had already forcibly treated him badly – for a speeding violation.
Here is the Calais interview from yesterday on ESPN’s First Take:
This next link below is to what black sports commentator Stephen A. Smith posted as a youtube one minute short short asking Why? this happened:
What happened with Tyreek Hill and these ugly cops who escalated the incident, may be referred to in the Presidential debate tonight, Sept 10, 2024.
Trump will probably back the police on the way they treated this prominent young black man. Black people in America are tired of this kind of treatment: racist treatment. Many of our black population are concerned about this episode and its repercussions. They will be watching the debate and mainstream media today and tonight especially to see what eventuates.
What will Kamala Harris say tonight? She has said that America is not a racist country, though the United Nations begs to differ. She also said defund the police. It will be interesting to see what she says when the time comes, if Tyreek Hill comes up tonight. Much of the whole world will be watching. As Tyreek Hill said “What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill?” in the full 27 minute body cam video released (see bottom of article/link to that).
Here is a sample of what you might see from Trump tonight:
Trump 3 cringeworthy responses to Hannity softballs, muffed by an insecure ego going demented:
27” body cam footage. Notice when they turn off the mic. And in the beginning hear Tyreek saying loud and clear: ‘What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill?’ At 6:22 in the video, perhaps the leader of the motorcycle pack says “You know who he is, right?”
The comments accompanying this video post are very amusing and creative. Here are a few:
By the way, shook up as he was, Tyreek was released eventually and played in the Dolphins opener, scoring on a typically great Tyreek Hill pass-and-run totaling 80 yards. See if you can discern what he and his teammate Jaylen Waddle enacted as their post-touchdown celebration!
Crucial Times!
Claude