A white Madison, N.J. cop stopped a black woman driver only because he was curious why she was in his town
Most racial profiling and ‘driving while black’ complaints turn out not to be sustainable, but here is one that’s for real. What in the hell was this dumb ass white cop thinking when he stopped a black woman driver only because he was curious why she was in his town, Madison, N.J.
That driver happened to be the wife of a player with the New York Jets. She recorded part of the stop and then rightfully complained on additional recordings about being stopped for ‘driving while black.’
If I were the chief of police in Madison, this cop would get at least three days off without pay for pulling that boner. And if there had been any prior sustainable complaints against him, I’d fire his dumb ass in a New York minute.
ANTONIO CROMARTIE’S WIFE FILMS ‘DRIVING WHILE BLACK’ COP STOP
By Brian Lewis
New York Post
September 25, 2015
Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie’s wife, Terricka, says she was pulled over Friday for “driving while black,” accusing New Jersey police of racial profiling in a string of posts on her Instagram account.
Terricka Cromartie recorded multiple videos Friday, both during the traffic stop — which apparently occurred in the town of Madison — and then afterward.
“So apparently you can’t be black, you can’t drive a nice car in Madison at 11 in the morning. I mean, who cares if you just came from the nail shop, you didn’t get a ticket, the police let you go and say have a nice day. Like that’s OK,’’ a clearly exasperated Terricka said in the post-stop video.
She also posted two videos from the stop — which elicited numerous comments from followers — with the following messages:
“Driving while Black… I’m thankful to be able to even make this message so many weren’t as luck. But how do you deal with a police office who is simply just harassing you.”
“When you get pulled over for driving Black in Madison.. Why are you in Madison??? What did I do officer. Roll your windows Down.. SmDH. FYI I was pulled over for no reason, just to ask me to roll my windows, and why am I in Madison. Like how you don’t know I live here. What am I doing in Madison is freaking 11:30a.m.”
Cromartie claims she asked the officer multiple times why she had been pulled over, and she has been stopped three to four times per month. She presumes it’s because she’s black.
A spokesman for Madison police gave NJ.com two different reasons for not addressing the incident when reached Friday.
“We haven’t even looked into it right now,” Acting Lt. John Miscia told the website. “We have no comment on it right now. I’m not at liberty to talk about it.”
Part of Cromartie’s dialogue with the officer that was captured on video.
Cromartie: “…roll my windows down in my car.”
Officer: “For safety reasons.”
Cromartie: “For safety. But I’m not authorized to do that, either.”
Officer: “You don’t have to, which I explained to you.”
Cromartie: “So now I have to tell you why I’m in Madison?”
Officer: “You don’t have to.”
Cromartie: “But why are you asking me why I’m in Madison?”
Officer: “Just curious.”
Cromartie: “You don’t have to be curious about why I’m in Madison.”
Officer: “OK. All right. Just hang tight, ma’am, for me. And I’ll be right back, all right?”
The officer presumably returns to his vehicle at this point in the footage. Cromarite claims in responses under her Instagram post she was not ticketed. Further details about the traffic stop — its genesis, the precise timing and whereabouts, or the outcome — were not clear.
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