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[wanderingprostheyltite]

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/django-unchained-actress-handcuffed-mistaken-for-prostitute-1201305240/

“Django Unchained” actress Danièle Watts says she was accosted by police and handcuffed on Thursday in Los Angeles after being mistaken for a prostitute.

Watts, who played house slave “CoCo” in “Django” and is Martin Lawrence’s daughter on the new FX comedy “Partners,” shared the news on Facebook.

“Today I was handcuffed and detained by 2 police officers from the Studio City Police Department after refusing to agree that I had done something wrong by showing affection, fully clothed, in a public place,” she wrote.

Jesus Christ this makes my blood boil. Do cops really just not give a damn about changing their public image at all given all the recent bad press they've been getting lately? Oh, and I love the lapd's response to this, since an arrest wasn't made there's no record of it. Despite, you know, the picture of her handcuffed and crying in front of an officer.

Mod Edit: Audio of the encounter

http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/15/django-actress-daniele-watts-lapd-race-card-fame-audio/

 

[Squalor]

Maybe they didn't take kindly to her "New York" shirt.

 

[Stinkles]

Wt actual f

 

[Lv99 Slacker]

Wow.

 

[Frog-fu]

Sue, sue, sue. This is not acceptable.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Nope no systematic problems here sirree

Spoiler

Just wow

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

That's messed up. I wonder why she refused to show her ID though?

Edit: To clarify, I ask because the article says she was handcuffed for refusing to show her ID. Of course she should have absolutely not been targeted in the first place, but I thought you had to show ID if a cop asks. If I'm wrong then sorry. I've always shown my ID when asked because I thought I had to.

Edit 2: I also don't live in America so I dunno...

 

[jordan0386]

You can arrest people for kissing in public?

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

GJ Cops. You pieces of shit.

 

[Winterfang]

Jesus Christ...

 

[Jigorath]

Well at least they didn't shoot her and roll an army into town. I guess that's an improvement. Baby steps people.

 

[agrajag]

She should definitely sue, this is beyond fucked up.

 

[Kaako]

Sue those sacks of shits to the moon and back. This is unacceptable.

 

[Kemal86]

That's messed up. I wonder why she refused to show her ID though?

Why should she have to?

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Why should she have to?

Do you not have to show ID if a police officer asks you? Genuine question.

 

[jamesinclair]

That's messed up. I wonder why she refused to show her ID though?

Is this Hitler's America?

 

[Booty Patrol]

That's messed up. I wonder why she refused to show her ID though?

Why bend to the will of the white police?

 

[Korey]

That's messed up. I wonder why she refused to show her ID though?

Because you don't have to. This is California, not Nazi Germany.

 

[Chumly]

That's messed up. I wonder why she refused to show her ID though?

I would guess that she was insulted that she was being treated like a prostitute since she was black? I don't think black people should have to show IDs to prove they are not prostitutes.

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

I'll never get such an easy lawsuit in my life :-(

 

[isoquant]

That picture is messed up... :/

 

[Log4Girlz]

Holy shit

 

[bishoptl]

Why bend to the will of the white police?

Not funny, if humour was what you're aiming for.

 

[Delta Assault]

I'm not sure how giving the police an ID would even prove you're not a prostitute, to be honest. Don't prostitutes have IDs?

 

[_Ryo_]

I support the police officer.

Getting sued and fired.

 

[hwalker84]

That's messed up. I wonder why she refused to show her ID though?

Because she doesn't have to.

Adding this to the list of things I cannot do while black. #82354 kissing or receiving a kiss from someone while black.

 

[Acorn]

The fuck is this shit.

Fire that idiotic cop.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

Do you not have to show ID if a police officer asks you? Genuine question.

What's the charge though?

You can't exactly treat someone like a criminal without telling them what they're accused of, and what evidence/claim there is to such an act.

 

[MisterGrey3000]

Ugh...seriously??
How did they...you know what, nvm. It's the LAPD; I should expect this kind of unadulterated foolishness.
:/

 

[terrisus]

Studio City police mistook the couple for a prostitute and john after they showed public displays of affection.

Seriously?

>.>

 

[lednerg]

Cops don't get to order you around without an actual reason. Kissing your husband isn't one of those.

 

[speculawyer]

They were kissing . . . a giveaway that it wasn't a prostitute.

 

[Infinite]

Do you not have to show ID if a police officer asks you? Genuine question.

Nope.

 

[_Ryo_]

That's messed up. I wonder why she refused to show her ID though?

Because she doesn't have to? SMH. People think we should just give up our rights because we're asked to. tsk.

 

[DOWN]

Because you don't have to. This is California, not Nazi Germany.

I thought you do have to show it if not doing so would prevent the officer from performing a duty related to potential criminal activity?

Why bend to the will of the white police?

What? I don't get why someone would not show ID if they have one.

EDIT: Just saw the picture too. That's awful.

 

[LQX]

Who took the picture of her crying?

 

[djplaeskool]

 

[Ashes]

You get handcuffed and disgraced in public for not showing i.d.?

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Nope.

Thanks, I didn't know that.

 

[Mailenstein]

Because you don't have to. This is California, not Nazi Germany.

Funny you say that, because that's how we actually picture your police.

 

[mr2xxx]

They were kissing . . . a giveaway that it wasn't a prostitute.

Girlfriend experience bro

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Because she doesn't have to? SMH. People think we should just give up our rights because we're asked to. tsk.

this.

 

[CornBurrito]

I thought you do have to show it if not doing so would prevent the officer from performing a duty related to potential criminal activity?



What? I don't get why someone would not show ID if they have one.

Yeah why would anyone assert their legal rights.

 

[kasane]

wow really cop related bad news just wont stop coming

 

[Ahasverus]

Fuck this fucking shit.

 

[Fox Mulder]

who kisses a prostitute though?

 

[jon bones]

I thought you do have to show it if not doing so would prevent the officer from performing a duty related to potential criminal activity?

What? I don't get why someone would not show ID if they have one.

Because this is America.

 

[Delta Assault]

who kisses a prostitute though?

Hey, it might've been a "Pretty Woman" situation...

 

[jamesinclair]

What? I don't get why someone would not show ID if they have one.

Because the only reason she is being stopped is because she being black means she's a whore to the officer?

 

[Gleethor]

christ.