‘I’m Not a Gangbanger’: California Cop Detains Black Man for 40 Minutes Over Missing License Plate Light, Falsely Accused Him of Having Marijuana

A California Black man who was pulled over earlier this month because his license plate light was not working ended up detained for 40 minutes, where he was accused of hiding marijuana in his daughter’s backpack and ordered out of the car because he was a registered gun owner. The Fresno police officers also threatened to break his window because he did not roll it down far enough to their satisfaction. Ryan Coley recorded the traffic stop on his phone on Nov. 8, posting the video to YouTube the following day, where it was picked up by Abiyah Israel, a former cop turned activist who runs the We the People University YouTube channel. A Fresno police officer detained Ryan Coley for 40 minutes over a minor traffic stop, hoping to find drugs and guns but failing to do so. (Photo: YouTube) “This video is extremely frustrating, the more you watch this video, the more frustrated you may become,” Israel said in his video. “They go from violating this guy’s rights, extending the stop, wanting to search his child’s book bag, wanting him to exit the vehicle,& (then) when he wants to exit the vehicle, they block him inside the vehicle,...