Police are under enough stress with all of the hate they get from Liberals and in many cities, Police are overburdened due to the budget cuts. So it is just painful that a State Rep decided to fabricate some racism in order to try and get out of a traffic ticket. An Officer pulled over Minnesota Rep. John Thompson and treated Thompson with respect throughout the whole interaction. The officer even explained that if the computer is wrong he can fight the ticket in court, but Thompson decided to get ugly and claimed he was pulled over for being black…
“Why in such a hurry?” an officer asked Rep Thompson on the fourth of July.
“I don’t think I took off like a bat out of hell, I just drove off,” Thompson replied.
“Do you have any proof of insurance?” The officer asks.
“It’s in my phone, I am actually a State Representative,” Thompson explains.
The officer then asks him about his license and returns to his vehicle to check his license and insurance.
“Sorry I took so long, here’s your license,” the Officer says upon his return to Thompson’s car. “You’re suspended in Minnesota. That’s what the computer says. If it’s wrong, you’ll have to deal with DVS [the Department of Vehicle Services].”
Thompson denied the claim that his license was suspended.
“His license was suspended in 2019 for failure to pay child support in Ramsey County Minn., outlet WCCO reported.”
Thompson then asked why he was pulled over in the first place.
“No front plate, and the way you took off from the light back there,” the officer replied.
“I’m too old to run from the police, man,” Thompson says. “You profiled me because you looked me dead in the face and I got a ticket for driving while Black. You pulled me over because you saw a Black face in this car, brother. There’s no way in hell I’m taking off with you behind me. … You looked in this car and busted a U-turn and got behind my car, and that’s the reason – ”
The officer explained that it’s on camera.
“I know,” Thompson continued undeterred. “But what I’m saying is, what you’re doing is wrong, to Black men and you need to stop that. Thank you so much, but this ticket means nothing to me. No, no, no, I am always going to have a good day… What I’m saying to you is stop racially profiling Black men in their cars sir. Stop doing that.”
Watch The BodyCam Footage Below.
Police Chief Todd Axtell reviewed the footage and is demanding an apology from Rep Thompson.
“Simply put, the traffic stop was by the books,” Axtell continued. “What happened afterward was anything but, I’m dismayed and disappointed by the state representative’s response to the stop. Rather than taking responsibility for his own decisions and actions, he attempted to deflect, cast aspersions, and deny any wrongdoing.”
Thompson is a State Representative. He is supposed to be representing the American people. Yet he lied here and tried to demonize the police, all because he didn’t pay child support. I guess he is a deadbeat on multiple levels.
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