Amber Randall, DCNF
Black Lives Matter activists gave Philadelphia police men’s underwear Tuesday to protest the department’s alleged practice of “stop and fondle.”
Activist Asa Khalif, along with other Black Lives Matter Pennsylvania members, gathered outside the Philadelphia police headquarters to deliver their gift, reports NBC Philadelphia.
“It is illegal to stop and frisk. It is illegal to go into someone’s underwear and touch their penis. Touch their buttocks. You think it’s common practice and it’s legal, but it’s not,” Khalif screamed into a megaphone.
The Philadelphia Police Department’s alleged practice of “stop and fondle” was first revealed by the Philadelphia Daily News. Multiple black men claimed that police officers conducted invasive body searches by going through their underwear and patting down their private parts. Police Capt. Sekou Kinebrew said he did not know about any such allegations, but said that people should file a complaint if they have any issues.
Activists give Philly Police underwear to protest "stop-and-fondle" https://t.co/13G0UVe3Xm pic.twitter.com/5Nvul02BUQ
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) May 30, 2017
Captain George Kappe tried talking to activists outside the police headquarters, saying he also wasn’t familiar with the news article about the alleged practice of “stop and fondle.”
“We are allowed to frisk for officer safety,” the captain added.
Khalif said that the searches were the same as “sexual assault.” He plans to help black men who have been allegedly fondled by police officers get special counseling to help them through it.
“It’s humiliating. Dehumanizing,” he said. “I understand the feeling of hopelessness. It brings up all types of issues with black youth especially.”
The Philadelphia Police Department is still looking into the allegations surrounding “stop and fondle” and plans to protect people’s right to protest the issue, the department told The Daily Caller News Foundation.
“The department is looking into the allegations that have been made regarding the attached article; so at this time I would not be at liberty to discuss particular facts about this case; with that being said the department does have a policy on how strip/cavity searches are to be conducted when needed,” the department said to The DCNF in a statement.
Follow Amber on Twitter
Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected]
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
- WHO chief who was caught ‘parroting the CCP’s propaganda’ elected to five more years - May 25, 2022
- ‘Pools of blood’: Authorities shut down abortion clinic for endangering patients - May 25, 2022
- Green transition to be the biggest act of ‘mass murder’ since 20th century communist regimes, author says - May 25, 2022
Comment
PLEASE JOIN OUR NEW COMMENT SYSTEM! We love hearing from our readers and invite you to join us for feedback and great conversation. If you've commented with us before, we'll need you to re-input your email address for this. The public will not see it and we do not share it.
