‘I share this story with you because I’ve done a little note
After Typhoon complains now Mr Probz on Facebook that he was held without reason used for the umpteenth time because of his expensive car. The popular artist picks it any longer. The Amsterdam police notes, however, ethnic profiling of hand. “The rear of the car was blinded, so the cop could not see the driver.
After the unveiling of rapper Typhoon a month ago was much ado, to the highest level. The newspapers were full of opinion pieces, and even ministers spoke out on the matter. An important detail was that the officers in question admitted that there was so-called ethnic profiling, or the combination of color, age and the type of car was reason to keep standing up on. Mr Probz suggested on Facebook that it Sunday night the same thing happened.
“Last night I’m once again in my car arrested for no apparent reason. Not by the fact that I am a (traffic) offense committed, but because I was in a car drove striking that do not wholly fit into the picture. At least, that’s what I understood then the policeman who spoke to me had drawn his conclusions and said to me, ” the stereotype you just completely take off ‘. After I mentioned earlier that I with pleasure the required documents or information he needed would make the spot, this was not enough and I was invited behind the policemen to drive to a control pointing to a bridge a few hundred meters away. I made clear that I had arrived at my destination and wondered aloud where the control happened and what this “do well not so hard or you’ll be arrested!” was quickly called. I held was not put on the side with a stop sign on the speed, certainly had committed no offense and was not here so suspicious of why this was asked of me? Incidentally reason there are two similar cars behind me that were completely ignored.
Routine checking
According to the police were not ethnic profiling discussed. Spokesman Jean Frenchman let Twitter know: “Last night the police held a traffic on the Bergwijkdreef in Diemen. Runners on a police motorcycle took that as many vehicles were led to the location of the check. Several cars have been checked according to the Highway Code. This is a control that is much more common. In this case chosen for the Bergwijkdreef because this is a major thoroughfare
He adds: “. One of the officers was riding his motorcycle behind the breastplate where Mr Probz in it . The car’s rear window was shuttered, so the cop could not see the driver. The officer wanted to check the car and gave it to his colleagues at the place of control. Then he wanted the driver of the car to give a full mark, but the car was once a parking lot and stopped there. The officer stopped his motorcycle next to the car and asked the driver to drive to the place of control. This he refused. The officer told him that motorists are obliged to follow the instructions, but the driver refused again. explained to Mr Probz that he would be arrested if he did not cooperate. Eventually he was arrested for failing to meet a demand. “
Unpleasant, threatening atmosphere
A distinctly different response than the police Zwolle gave in the incident around Typhoon so, when was frankly admitted that something happened that should not. Mr Probz remembers the rest of the incident as follows: “Let me start by saying that I have absolutely no problems with traffic controls and the authorities in general. However, the unpleasant, threatening atmosphere and the number of arrests without (demonstrable) in recent years drove there came to me some frustration loose. Resulting in a childish and dead-end discussions with the agent who had been joined by six (polite) colleagues. “
” A few hours after I was taken to the detainees complex Southeast and my now arrived lawyer (which assured me that there was no reason to keep me standing), I was now holding a ping pong match with the agent in question, this time indeed his story in a respectful and non-condescending tone managed to say. He told me that if I could see his friends would all understand that this was not what I thought it was (?). He also said he did not know that I was or what I did, and this of course should play no role. Not long after I was outside and I moved back to the paper pants to mine, in my right hand a fine for failure to follow the action and a very bitter aftertaste. “
“I share this story with you because I’ve done it a little. The fact that I drive can not justify a striking car to arrest me, something that already occurs very frequently. Additionally dominated me now feel that I could go again on the basis of familiarity. So there will be plenty of other people who have a lot less ‘nice’ treatment (are) based on stereotyping. “
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