An amateur video of a man being arrested while drinking an iced tea in a North Carolina parking lot kicked up a controversy after it went viral online, notching over a million views.Posted to YouTube on April 29, the video shows Christopher Beatty, who also goes by his hip-hop moniker, Xstrav (short for Xtravagant), drinking an Arizona Iced Tea with his friend Tino Brown in the parking lot of a Fayetteville liquor store. They are approached by a man in plain clothes who says he is a police officer but does not produce a badge.Later identified by the Fayetteville Observer as Cumberland County Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Enforcement officer Rick Libero, the man then asks Beatty if his iced tea contains alcohol. Beatty, who is black, tells him it does not, and the officer, who is white, tells Beatty to give him the can. Beatty refuses, and the officer tells him: "Leave the property. You have five seconds to leave."When Beatty refuses to leave (in the video's description, Brown explains the two men were about to enter the liquor store to make a purchase), the officer pushes Beatty against the car and tells him to put his hands behind his back. When Beatty resists being handcuffed, the officer tackles him and handcuffs him on the parking lot's blacktop.A second video, also with over a million views, shows Beatty being placed in the back seat of a Fayetteville Police car."The way Mr. Beatty carried the beverage appeared suspicious," Libero said, according to court records, the Observer notes.Although the Cumberland County Alcoholic Beverage Control did not return a request for comment, the agency told local CBS affiliate WBWT-TV that Beatty is charged with trespassing, resisting arrest and delaying and obstructing a law enforcement officer.
Meh, sounds like something that would happen in Fayettnam. Slummy city, racial profiling, liquor store parking lot... Just another day on the job.
Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on September 17, 2014, 03:23:01 PMMeh, sounds like something that would happen in Fayettnam. Slummy city, racial profiling, liquor store parking lot... Just another day on the job.You familiar with this place? Were you stationed at Bragg or something?
Quote from: RustingFloor on September 17, 2014, 03:34:22 PMQuote from: DAS B00T x2 on September 17, 2014, 03:23:01 PMMeh, sounds like something that would happen in Fayettnam. Slummy city, racial profiling, liquor store parking lot... Just another day on the job.You familiar with this place? Were you stationed at Bragg or something?Nah, I've heard lots about the place from friends though.
I liked Fayetteville when I visited.
Quote from: RustingFloor on September 17, 2014, 03:38:57 PMQuote from: SoporificSlash on September 17, 2014, 03:36:12 PMI liked Fayetteville when I visited.I cannot imagine why.I all around enjoyed North Carolina as a state. I'm a stickler for Southern culture.
Quote from: SoporificSlash on September 17, 2014, 03:36:12 PMI liked Fayetteville when I visited.I cannot imagine why.
Quote from: SoporificSlash on September 17, 2014, 03:40:13 PMQuote from: RustingFloor on September 17, 2014, 03:38:57 PMQuote from: SoporificSlash on September 17, 2014, 03:36:12 PMI liked Fayetteville when I visited.I cannot imagine why.I all around enjoyed North Carolina as a state. I'm a stickler for Southern culture.But Fayetteville has no culture
Quote from: RustingFloor on September 17, 2014, 03:47:14 PMQuote from: SoporificSlash on September 17, 2014, 03:40:13 PMQuote from: RustingFloor on September 17, 2014, 03:38:57 PMQuote from: SoporificSlash on September 17, 2014, 03:36:12 PMI liked Fayetteville when I visited.I cannot imagine why.I all around enjoyed North Carolina as a state. I'm a stickler for Southern culture.But Fayetteville has no cultureAmerica has no culture.
QuoteCumberland County Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Enforcement OfficerQuite the title.
Cumberland County Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Enforcement Officer
Quote from: Kinder_ on September 18, 2014, 04:35:06 PMNothing wrong here expect for the guyIt's called reasonable suspicion. If the officer suspects a person doing something illegal, such as having a drink of something in front of a liquor store and can't identify the can, then it's assumable for anybody, including the officer and the court, that the guy was consuming alcohol in publicBetter example is if you see somebody smoking something and it looks like a rolled up joint. You're going to assume it's weed and so will a copHaving reasonable suspcion gives the cop the authority to detain the individual and if he doesn't comply and resisting then that can be bumped up to probable cause and conduct an arrest. If the guy either simply showed the cop what he was drinking then this wouldn't happen but he didn't, broke the law, and most likely playing the retarded victim and race cardShame on the media trying to make this based on race. Fucking disgusting and just holds back society to archaic ideasActually, it's racial profiling which is fucking disgusting. You don't have to give a cop anything because he doesn't like the way you dress/talk/color of your skin. If he doesn't smell alcohol or some sort if illegal substance, he's badgering a person for no reason. Especially when he wasn't acting crazy or bothering anybody. Is it illegal to drink ice tea in public now?
Nothing wrong here expect for the guyIt's called reasonable suspicion. If the officer suspects a person doing something illegal, such as having a drink of something in front of a liquor store and can't identify the can, then it's assumable for anybody, including the officer and the court, that the guy was consuming alcohol in publicBetter example is if you see somebody smoking something and it looks like a rolled up joint. You're going to assume it's weed and so will a copHaving reasonable suspcion gives the cop the authority to detain the individual and if he doesn't comply and resisting then that can be bumped up to probable cause and conduct an arrest. If the guy either simply showed the cop what he was drinking then this wouldn't happen but he didn't, broke the law, and most likely playing the retarded victim and race cardShame on the media trying to make this based on race. Fucking disgusting and just holds back society to archaic ideas
Drinking Iced Tea While Black is a Criminal Offence
