Black doctor who has been testing the homeless for COVID-19 in Miami racially profiled

[iluvtennis]

StanceGrounded@_SJPeace_·18h
A Black doctor in Miami, A HERO, who has been testing the homeless for COVID-19 because "the state is failing to protect them" was racially profiled and detained outside his home while he was unloading his van.

HIS NAME IS DR. HENDERSON.

KNOW HIS NAME!

Link to tweet

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Like the Dr said, so glad his wife was home to de-escalate the situation. Keep doing good for the homeless Dr Henderson.

[Demovictory9]

1. k&r

[Joinfortmill]

2. I retweeted this. So much wrong with this incident. Needs investigation.

[The Magistrate]

3. There Needs To Be a Reckoning With Police Officers

I will not state openly what I feel the solution must eventually needs be, and imagine my reticence will be clear enough.

Being summarily fired, stripped his credentials to work in law enforcement, and blacklisted for any gainful employment outside guano mining and garbage picking is not nearly sufficient, though it would be a reasonable start....

[iluvtennis]

4. + like your solution for this instance. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. +1 . . . nt

[Glorfindel]

6. Guano mining!

Well said, but too good for them.

[dalton99a]

7. +1

[IronLionZion]

11. That is a very reasonable solution, sir

[DENVERPOPS]

13. People never believe me

when I say that most Policemen AND firefighters are some of the most racist people I know......
You can also say that they feel the same about women in their career.....

[Solomon]

16. +1000

Yes

[Crunchy Frog]

18. There should be a civil lawsuit with a big settlement and

the money from the settlement should be taken out of the police pension fund.

That might motivate the entire force to start controlling their "bad apples".

[erronis]

8. This is not just a problem with one "LEO". It is on the force as a whole.

You can't blame a single officer for doing something wrong - a bad apple.

If the force isn't training and enforcing guidelines then the blame lies far higher up. Chief-of-police, mayor, governor, people that elect them.

Own the problem. Otherwise it will continue, and it will get worse.

[iluvtennis]

9. true...that needs to be the broader solution. nt

[The Magistrate]

10. True, Sir, But You Can Make An Example Of One

And perhaps the rest can take the lesson. Until punishment is meted out, and meted out routinely for outrageous excesses like this, police will continue to indulge in such behavior. For make no mistake, actions like this are done from desire, not from need. The man was looking for the opportunity, it was not thrust upon him in some way that left him little choice.

"Kill one, warn one hundred."

[japple]

12. Here's a link to an article.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/us/armen-henderson-arrested-homeless-coronavirus-testing.html

[iluvtennis]

14. Police chief orders probe in handcuffing of black Miami doctor on front lines of coronavirus fight

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213285914

[oasis]

15. This blue thuggery has got to stop!

[Evolve Dammit]

17. So sick of this shit. Our police have become militarized in my lifetime.

[Glimmer of Hope]

19. I wonder if he needs money. He is a saint.