looks like picking up trash is a potential crime;


Boulder, CO — Last year, American cops killed 1,183 people. Many of these people were unarmed, innocent, and some of them were even children. Most of the police officers involved in these killings will never be held accountable due to a system that perpetuates this behavior. A disturbing video shared with the Free Thought Project this week shows just how ridiculous police interactions in the ostensible land of the free have become as eight cops surrounded a black man and nearly shot him—for picking up trash in his own front yard.

The video was uploaded to Facebook over the weekend by Vanardo Merchant who identified the man picking up trash as his roommate, Zayd. Zayd had committed no crime, had harmed no one, and was providing a community service by removing trash from the neighborhood.
Despite being entirely innocent and aiding in the beautification of his neighborhood, Zayd was approached by a police officer because a black man picking up trash on his own property looked suspicious to him.
Merchant posted the video with the following description, expressing his disdain for the police state America is becoming.........https://thefreethoughtproject.com/picking-up-trash-police-state/