SNL Alum Jay Pharoah says cops pulled guns while he was exercising
Comedian Jay Pharaoh recalled on Friday how Los Angeles police officers held him at gunpoint, ordered him to the ground and knelt on his neck while handcuffing him during a recent false detainment.
The cops let the “Saturday Night Live” alum ― who was exercising ― go after discovering it was a case of mistaken identity, Pharaoh explained in a video he shared to Instagram containing what appeared to be footage of the incident.
“It wasn’t as long as George Floyd but I know how that feels,” Pharaoh said of the way one officer restrained him. Floyd, a Black man, died last month after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for almost 9 minutes. His death has sparked nationwide anti-racism protests.
“I could have easily been an Ahmaud Arbery or a George Floyd,” acknowledged Pharaoh, who left “SNL” in 2016.
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"mistaken identity" when it comes to young black men. I'm sure that's not racist or anything. 
It would seem that this knee on the neck restraint it probably much more common than people realize. To me, it sounds like someone trying to restrain a rabid animal, not a human being. It must be horrifying for the victim.