Beverly Hills Cop Detains Versace Executive

so i'm in beverly hills right now and i'm getting searched for shopping at the store i work for and uh just being black this is the vp of versace footwear soleil benbery what you're doing is you're making it really different yeah i mean guys guys you're making it completely so dude you checked my id what's going on do i have anything on my record i'm good to go that's what i thought who was racially profiled in beverly hills california gps i'm trying to figure out where i'm going okay do you have any idea on you by chance reaching into your pockets you don't have any weapons or anything i don't i'm like super nervous after being stopped for jaywalking this happens i'm just gonna check to make sure you don't have any weapons if you don't mind okay face that way real quick chance behind your back palms together like your brain awesome thank you spread your feet cool man don't want to mess up those shoes those are pretty nice he said i can search you right you do whatever i'm just embarrassing well what we like to do like when we stop someone we just to make sure you don't have any weapons or anything we just like that feels a little excessive what's unfortunate is like i literally designed the shoes that are in this bag and i'm being like searched for it really yeah i do that's right i'm not that's right like i said man you're not in handcuffs or anything i'm just talking to you right now okay i do and i'm just walking down the street that's a little ridiculous after being startled and harassed salehi calls out the officers how do you see your first name just trying to run him real quick partner make sure everything checks out i have to record this because i just don't feel comfortable with that well just just because right now you are being detained just because we're talking to you um and we don't know i'm not saying that you would do this but people have called and they have friends come and then it comes it off i'm literally just gonna record right now that's all i'm doing you see it's recording and that's all i'm doing because i feel you you hear to my voice i'm uncomfortable i'm nervous do you all hear the pain and agony this man is going through do you understand what yeah climate that we're working on is there anything i can do to make you feel more comfortable no you're not you're not dreaming of training really like your boys are pulling up i'm uncomfortable i'm not making any like like fast movements but this is uncomfortable for me huh are we making any job no but this is uncomfortable for me i just want to get to my car so i'm just going to hit record for you hey whatever you want to do sir but okay like i said you understand why we stopped you correct and you admitted to jaywalking so i'm in beverly hills right now none of this had to transpire and the cops know it so you can't jay well correct yeah yeah i can have my stuff back please but you see how you just switched that complete narrative like nah you were talking to us finally after being detained salehi averts the crisis donatella versace the sister of gianni the founder of the world renown company reposted the video to her 5.4 million followers on instagram writing she is appalled at what occurred and that the officer's behavior is completely unacceptable and salehi was stopped simply for being black it's clear salehi says in a video once in his car he was visiting a friend's store when he left the versace store his employer the police officers quickly got out of the car to question him benbery's caption is simple and to the point in his original upload being black in beverly hills is not just a one-off with salehi per abc.com in beverly hills black people were almost 21 times more likely to get arrested than white people meanwhile in southern california african americans comprised about seven percent of the population but made up 17 of arrests in 2018. just this month ashley blackman sued the city of beverly hills its police department and several individual officers alleging she was stopped because of her race while driving through the city then ordered out of her car at gunpoint the la times has more in l.a black residents who represent less than 10 percent of the city's population and about 38 of its homeless population were 3.8 times more likely than white residents to be cited for a non-traffic infraction receiving 30 percent of all citations issued by the los angeles police department between 2017 and 2019. black people receive 63 percent of citations issued by the lapd for loitering while standing 33 of citations for loitering while sitting or sleeping 27 of citations for drinking are being intoxicated in public 32 percent of citations for having an open bottle and 29 of citations for refusing to take down a tent the study found if you'd like to hear more thought-provoking content like tyt sports on facebook and to help in my journey to keep media independent go to tyt.com rick

Channel: TYT Sports

Views: 1,697,995

Keywords: 201005__SP01Salehe, News, Politics, sports, Salehe Bembury, Beverly Hills police, Versace, racial profiling, rick strom, tyt, tyt sports, the young turks, tyt network, shoes, fashion designer, vice president, Vice President of Sneakers & Mens Footwear at Versace

Id: Rm4nXErG6Wk

Length: 4min 35sec (275 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 10 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/Just4NormalMortys]

We should just legalize jaywalking. Most people are smart enough not to block traffic and police have been using it as an excuse to detain minorities for decades.

[u/real-m-f-in-talk]

i dont need to hear him complain, what he needs to do is use his resources/ money and sue the department / officers for racial profiling, if not he needs to shut-up. i am sick of those blacks who believe their money / job will protect them... and others be damned.

his company posted the story and said they're outrage, but are they upset enough to advice him to take legal actions....