Police K-9 Scratches Corvette During Stop, Raising Questions About Racial Profiling and Abuse of Power
A routine traffic stop in Chamblee, Georgia is under heavy scrutiny after a Black man filmed a police K-9 scratching up his luxury Corvette despite finding no drugs in the vehicle. The viral TikTok, posted by user @bluenote727, has ignited debate over racial profiling, harassment, and accountability for property damage during police searches.
The video, which runs just over three minutes, shows Ruben — a local businessman and father — pulled over on a quiet suburban street with his young son in the passenger seat. According to Ruben’s on-screen captions and narration, police initially stopped him for minor traffic infractions but quickly escalated the situation by bringing in a K-9 unit to search for drugs. Ruben says he refused a consent search, knowing he had nothing illegal in the car.
What happened next has sparked outrage online: the officer handling the K-9 walked the dog around the Corvette multiple times, despite no visible signs of alert, before allowing the animal to jump up on the rear bumper and quarter panel, leaving visible scratches on the paint. Ruben can be heard in the video growing frustrated as the search continues, accusing the officers of targeting him for “driving while Black” and embarrassing him in front of his child…