logo

Black Man Handcuffed While Moving into Own Home Then Allegedly Blocked from Filing Racial Complaint

Manuela Cardiga
Mar 25, 2019
02:08 A.M.

A Black military veteran was handcuffed at gunpoint by Police who suspected him of stealing his own TV.

Advertisement

Karle Robinson was moving into a new home in Tonganoxie Kansas when he was handcuffed at gunpoint by the local police.

The 61-year-old-veteran was carrying his TV into the house when the police accosted him.

Advertisement

"Each of these incidents would be concerning had they been alleged independently. Together, they suggest a pervasive culture of racial bias and systemic process failure within the Tonganoxie Police Department."

ACCUSED OF STEALING HIS OWN TV

Robinson's ordeal was recorded on a police body cam, which shows the veteran being approached by the police, who then handcuffed him.

The police thought that Robinson "looked suspicious", or in other words, he was Black, and had an expensive TV in his hands.

Advertisement

Karle Robinson is only one of a series of Black citizens who have had encounters with the police while pursuing their everyday lives

POLICE CHIEF REFUSED ROBINSON FRON FILING A COMPLAINT

After the incident, Robinson allegedly tried to file a racial bias complaint against the department and was impeded by Chief Greg Lawson of the Tonganoxie Police.

Advertisement

POLICE AND HARRASSED ROBINSON

According to the complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties of Kansas with the Attorney General’s Office, he was then subjected to a campaign of surveillance and harassment.

Advertisement

POLICE CHIEF DENIES ALLEGATIONS

Faced with ACLU's complaint and demand for an investigation, Lawson has denied the allegations:

"We have fully cooperated with Mr. Robinson and the ACLU regarding inquiries into this matter. We believe that the ACLU’s correspondence to the Attorney General’s Office contains multiple accusations that are inaccurate."

The interim Executive Director and Legal Director of the Kansas ACLU, Lauren Bonds stated:

"'Mr. Robinson believes his detention was motivated by his race rather than reasonable suspicion that he was committing burglary."

Advertisement

Karle Robinson is only one of a series of Black citizens who have had encounters with the police while pursuing their everyday lives, having incurred suspicion due to racial profiling.

Advertisement

MAN SUSPECTED FOR BABYSITTING WHITE CHILDREN

Like Karle Robinson, Corey Lewis had a run-in with the Police simply because he is Black.

Lewis, who runs a youth mentoring program called "Inspired by Lewis" was driving the two girls, aged 10 and 6, when he was approached by a white woman in the parking lot. The woman asked him if the children were "alright", and after Lewis refused to let her question the girls, she called the police.

The Police questioned Lewis and the two children and called the children's parents who confirmed that they had hired Lewis. According to the parents, Lewis was harassed and questioned for “babysitting while black.”

Advertisement
info
Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories!
By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy
Advertisement
Related posts

Kate Gosselin 'Sent Away' & 'Caged' Son at an Institution — Jon Claims He 'Did Not Know' Where for Years

March 16, 2022

2-Year-Old Girl Leaves Parents in the Middle of the Night, Goes to a Store and Meets a Stranger

May 15, 2022

Young Mother Asks Neighbors to Babysit Her Daughter for a Few Hours and Disappears for Years – Story of the Day

April 17, 2022

Mom Is Furious as Day Care Shaves Her Biracial Daughter's Hair, Saying It'd 'Grow Back Straight'

May 12, 2022

Mom Calls Police on Her 10-Year-Old Son after Finding Out He's Rude to His Teacher

May 14, 2022

Man Positions Car to Ram It into Neighbor’s House, Earlier Claimed House Was Stolen from Him

March 04, 2022

'Britain's Real Monarch' Was Found in Australia – He Was a Forklift Driver with No Interest in Being King

March 18, 2022

Old Lady Adopts Lost Little Boy with Note in His Pocket, His Mother Returns after 13 Years – Story of the Day

March 25, 2022

Officer Responds to a Call about a Hungry Boy Trying to Sell His Teddy Bear for Food

February 16, 2022

Jerry Lewis Treated Adopted Daughter as His 'Real Child' & Called His Other Kids 'Inauthentic'

February 28, 2022

Man Is Busy Shopping in a Store When an Unfamiliar Old Lady Grabs His Son & Rushes to the Exit

March 24, 2022

Inside Chubby Checker's Interracial Marriage That Faced Danger as His Mother Did Not Understand His Wife

April 13, 2022

Man Sees Old Woman with Crying Kids at Gas Station, Remembers News Report on Missing Children — Story of the Day

January 25, 2022

Millionaire’s Stepdaughter Commits Crime, Cop Realizes She Did It to Get Away from Her Stepdad – Story of the Day

March 17, 2022