‘You Can’t Search Me!’: Wisconsin Police Handcuff Black Man, Call In K-9 to Search Car Because They Didn’t Believe He Pulled Over to Text—It’s All on Bodycam, and Now He’s Suing

‘You Can’t Search Me!’: Wisconsin Police Handcuff Black Man, Call In K-9 to Search Car Because They Didn’t Believe He Pulled Over to Text—It’s All on Bodycam, and Now He’s Suing

A Black barber is suing police in Wisconsin, accusing officers of racially profiling and detaining him on suspicion of drug-dealing just because he parked in a no-parking zone. “It just felt like it was racial,” Jessie Watkins said. “I don’t care what they say. I felt it. I felt degraded, I felt humiliated, I just felt like officers of all people shouldn’t behave that way.” Bodycam footage captures police interaction with Jessie Watkins who’s no…