DMO Deejay, a black disc jockey, was filming a promotional video with a dashcam in his Bentley sports car when he was pulled over by a white policeman in London.
In the video, as the two go back and forth, the police officer defends his decision to stop and search the 27-year-old DJ by saying: ‘This isn’t racist, it’s a fact. Predominantly, the criminal profile of people who do it are black people. So, naturally, if you see a car full of black lads, maybe dressed in gangsta-style clothing or whatever, when they’re driving down there, they’re getting stopped.’
It does not appear that he knew he was being filmed.
The video, which has now gone viral, has sparked outrage within the black British community as another example of police racial profiling of young black men.
The man in question, DMO Deejay, told The Mirror that this wasn’t the first time he would be pulled over by policemen who assume that he’s a criminal element.
‘I asked him what the issue was and he told me we think your car is stolen. The car hadn’t been reported stolen and they’ve got the ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) so they’ll have known that. I asked him again ‘So why have you stopped me?’ and then he said what you can see on the video. It confirmed what you always suspect is the case. It’s there for everyone to hear and I hope it raises awareness of what it’s like for young black men.’
The UK police have said they have plans to apologize to him, but it has not been reported that DMO Deejay indeed has received an apology for the incident.
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