Depending on how you look at it, Raheem Howard either has the best or worst luck. On two separate occasions, Howard has had his life threatened by incompetent Baton Rouge police officers. Earlier this week, Baton Rouge police released body camera footage of an incident last year where Howard was held at gunpoint and potentially had his car illegally searched without a warrant.
WAFB obtained the footage through a public records request, though Baton Rouge police heavily blurred the video before releasing it. Nothing says innocence and transparency like making body camera footage almost incomprehensible.
In the footage, Howard is pulled over by a police officer who immediately draws his gun when approaching Howard’s car. The officer tells Howard that he received a call about someone in a gray vehicle waving a gun at people, to which Howard tells the officer he doesn’t have a weapon. The officer then handcuffs him, places him in the back of the squad car, and begins to search his vehicle without a warrant…