Cops should have enough brains & common sense not to allow themselves to be used by these bozos. The branch manager, who had not actually yet called to ascertain if the check was valid, should have been cited for making a false report.
John Askwith, racist U.S. Bank branch manager
'Banking While Black': Police video shows how cashing a paycheck led to handcuffs
7 December 2021
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John Askwith, racist U.S. Bank branch manager
'Banking While Black': Police video shows how cashing a paycheck led to handcuffs
7 December 2021
Joe Morrow had just finished a 12-hour shift as an "order picker" at a grocery distributor in Hopkins last year when he stopped at a U.S. Bank branch in Columbia Heights to cash his paycheck. Despite having an account with the bank and showing his ID, that simple transaction led to a call to police, threats of arrest, and Morrow being placed in handcuffs. A bank manager told officers he suspected the check was a fake, but police body camera video shows he only called Morrow's employer for verification after the 23-year-old Black man was removed from his office. The ...
'Banking While Black': Police video shows how cashing a paycheck led to handcuffs
U.S. Bank disputed Morrow's allegations of racial profiling but quietly agreed to a confidential settlement two weeks after 5 INVESTIGATES started asking questions about the incident.
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