‘That’s Not a Crime!’: Maryland Cop Unlawfully Searches Black Man Before Arresting Him for ‘Looking Suspicious’ While Walking Down a Public Sidewalk

A Black man was arrested in Maryland for doing nothing more than “walking while Black” after the cop refused to inform him of the crime he had committed other than disorderly conduct for refusing to identify himself. However, Maryland law requires police to have a reasonable suspicion that the person they are detaining may be carrying a gun before they can lawfully demand identification if the person is not driving. People are required to provide identification if pulled over. Former cop turned activist Abiyah Israel, who runs the We the People University YouTube channel, highlights another “Walking While Black” arrest by the Seat Pleasant Police Department in Maryland. In this case, the Seat Pleasant police officer never mentioned a gun once during the detainment, according to body camera footage posted on the We the People University YouTube channel run by Abiyah Israel, a Black man who spent years working as a police officer and sheriff’s deputy before leaving law enforcement to educate citizens on their rights. Instead, the Seat Pleasant police officer accused the Black man, whose name has not been publicized and whose face was obscured in the video, of acting “suspicious” for walking down a public sidewalk late...