I wonder why so many people think that Brittany Griner taking a stand against police brutality against people of color equals hatred toward Americans?

@Jinxie I hope so too, we need a change in the way things work. Not just in the US, but across the globe

@Sweetguy024 Studies and statistics prove what you've "heard" is not true. The kind of bias and misleading news many media perpetuate is why you think you've heard that before. Your link to the Guardian's article is an excellent example of it.

If you critically read it again you'll discover the police arrived and the suspect store personnel had detained had just bolted, so they did not know his color. When they saw two potential men who might be the suspect, they ordered them both down to the floor. While the suspect was removed, another policeman apprehends Johnson, unaware of both the color of the suspect and that there was but one who had already been apprehended. When he learned Johnson was not a suspect he was released at the scene.

It also shows what the type of lawsuits this media yellow journalism encourages and assists. The police did not violate Johnson's civil rights. They did their job as they thought right at the time based on what they knew.

Cops did no wrong but Johnson will be paid, possibly hundreds of thousands if not more, for his false claims and the police department's innocent mistake.

@DffrntDrmmr lol actually the cops had a picture of the person they were looking for when they got to the hotel. This is from that same story.

"Police were were initially called to an Arlington hotel about a man seen there who the staff believed was previously involved in the theft of televisions, the lawsuit says. The white man was “known to police” for “prior criminal acts” and when officers arrived at the hotel, officer Steven Conroy showed a photo of the man to the front desk clerk, who said it appeared to be the same person."