![]() The absurdity of the pretext helps illustrate the grim reality behind this interaction: For millions of Americans, this is what the government looks like. The legal justification for the bike seizure is an obscure city ordinance, enacted in 1939, requiring that cyclists obtain a license to operate a bike and display a tag on their vehicle. ![]() The first officer, the one who seemed nice at first, backs his colleague. She yells at a Black boy for challenging her, arrests him, and seizes all of the kids’ bikes. But then a second officer, a sergeant, starts grabbing at one of the kid’s bikes. One officer tries to defuse the situation, promising the kids he won’t take their bikes if they stay on the right side of the road the kids even applaud him as he walks away. Multiple squad cars appear the kids, who say they’re far from home and afraid of losing their bikes, try to get away before being pulled over. ![]() Days before a jury convicted Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd, a group of boys on bicycles were stopped by police officers in the town of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.įootage uploaded by one of the boys shows the predominantly Black and Latino group riding close to cars and popping wheelies, but nothing seems illegal. ![]()
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