Tyler Perry Pulled Over, Says Racial Profiling

Reuters ^ | April 5th, 2012 | Andrew Chow

[And2TheRepublic]

Tyler Perry's April 1 Facebook post about police pulling him over was no April Fool's joke: The highest-paid man in entertainment is accusing a pair of white Atlanta police officers of racial profiling. Four days later, Perry's post boasts more than 117,000 "likes," 21,000 comments, and 12,000 shares. Atlanta police have launched an internal investigation, E! News reports. Perry's predicament began when he admittedly made a left turn from a far-right lane -- a trick his security detail taught him, to make sure he wasn't being followed, Perry explained on Facebook. Two white Atlanta police officers pulled him over, but apparently did not realize they'd just stopped Tyler Perry.

[And2TheRepublic]

When Perry explained his illegal turn was to make sure no one was tailing him, one officer allegedly asked, "Why do you think someone would be following you?" Perry said in his post. Before Perry could answer, the second white officer started "banging" on his passenger's side window -- apparently taking issue with the window's tint, Perry told his fans. As both officers "badgered" Perry about why he thought someone may be following him, Perry said he recalled his mother's advice: "My mother would always say to me, 'if you get stopped by the police, especially if they are white policemen, you say 'yes sir' and 'no sir', and if they want to take you in, you go with them. Don't resist, you hear me? Don't make any quick moves, don't run, you just go.'" But then a second police cruiser pulled up, and a black Atlanta policeman emerged. "He took one look at me and had that 'Oh No' look on his face," Perry recounted. The black officer spoke "in a hushed tone" to the two white officers, Perry said. "After that, one of the officers stayed near his car while one came back, very apologetic." Perry was released, but news reports do not indicate whether he was cited for his illegal left turn or tinted windows. Georgia law requires drivers to approach a left turn from "the extreme left-hand lane" of a multi-lane road, Georgia Public Broadcasting reports.

[AppyPappy]

He admitted that he made an illegal move but he was pulled over just for being black. Yeah right.

[Elpasser]

Never heard of him.

Related to Luke Perry maybe?

[bereanway]

The only thing I find objectionable are the officer’s alleged actions after the second cruiser containing a black officer arrived. Becoming “apologetic” because they realized Tyler Perry is above the law??????? What a joke.

[And2TheRepublic]

Sounds like he was more upset that the white cops didn’t know who he was.

Forget the fact that he made an illegal turn and most likely had an illegal tint on his car.

Giving excuses for breaking the law is never a good defense when being pulled over either.

[Beagle8U]

I think he is one on Rick Perry’s field hands.

[Beagle8U]

*one of

[kitkat]

So, Tyler Perry is immune from traffic laws?? Don’t try it drivers. I was once a passenger in a six lane highway driving in the extreme right lane. The driver waited for the green signal and cut across three right lanes and three left lanes of moving traffic. She was from NY City. We somehow made it, but when she wanted to use our car at a later date my husband said yes, but I said “No,” and told him how she drives. That changed his mind.

[Inyo-Mono]

I have no idea who he is either. It would be helpful if the reporter explained what he is known for in the article.

[Inyo-Mono]

I have no idea who he is either. It would be helpful if the reporter explained what he is known for in the article.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

As soon as the cops realized he was one of Eric Holder’s people they were supposed to apologize and tell him to make as many illegal U-turns as he pleased.

[Old Sarge]

Apparently he had the presence of mind to use THIS:

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

So according to Perry when they thought he had broken the law he was questioned but when they found out he is rich they let him go. Isn’t this more about the rich being treated differently than race?

[SkyDancer]

Who is Tyler Perry? Never heard of him.

[bossmechanic]

I don’t get it.
Who the heck is this guy?
I have to assume he’s some black self-righteous hood who drives a pimp car like a jerk.
Who cares? Give the jerk a ticket or two and be done with it.

Oh, by the way, how can cops profile a driver’s race through dark tinted windows?

[ladyjane]

What a joke.

Not a joke. There are two sets of rules now.

[SkyDancer]

Secondly, how can he claim racial profiling when he’s behind dark tinted windows and does something wrong? The cops saw a car do something against the law and they pulled him over. Playing the race card again.

[Sooth2222]

The highest-paid man in entertainment is accusing a pair of white Atlanta police officers of racial profiling.

I never heard of Tyler Perry, either, nor did I know that a lot of money protects you from traffic tickets. (I always thought that expensive sports cars had the opposite effect on the police.)

[And2TheRepublic]

“Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry, Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an American actor, director, screen and playwright, producer, author,[1] and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman.[2] In 2011, Forbes named him the highest paid man in entertainment, earning $130 million between May 2010 and 2011.[3]”

[dennisw]

Tyler Perry-—— One of Oprah’s gay mafia. This guy was let off without a ticket so what is he bi###ing about? What a drama queen. Pathetic maybe Rev Al can come down and agitate and give him a kiss or a bj..... just saying