Johnson City police accused of racial profiling in connection with Waffle House shooting

Kingsport (TN) Times News ^ | June 16, 2007 | KRISTEN SWING

[hermgem]

A quite normal first reaction.
Cops along with everybody else know that blacks represent 13% of population but represent 52% of inmates doing time.
Cops race sensitive or just logical?

[jdub]

Maybe the troops were a little more agressive than necessary, that tends to happen when police are in their pack syndrome, but it doesnt justify screaming Racial Profiling.

I'm the last one who would justify the use of too much force, but in this case there had already been a shooting, so approaching a vehicle matching the description justifies having a weapon drawn, IMO.

[jdub]

Nothing like having a good lawyer available when money is waiting to be collected, likely in an “out of court settlement.”

first of all, I doubt he will get a very good lawyer to take this case unless it is one supported by a civil rights group, in which case the lawyer's motivation won't be just getting a payday. If they can get someone like that they will pursue it just for the publicity.

The police have a strong enough case to tell them to pound sand. No lawyer wants to carry the expense of taking a case like this to trial where the likelihood of a large judgment is slight. There is no injury, only a civil rights claim...in East Tennessee.