Fayetteville’s city officials are reviewing options to address a report that shows Black drivers being stopped by police at higher rates than drivers of other races and ethnicities. Some residents say the problem is affecting public trust in law enforcement.
Milton Mceachern said he’s been pulled over by the police multiple times, and that he’s resorted to riding the bus.
“I felt like they were picking on me really. Because it seemed like every time they would leave the house, it would be one somewhere just sitting there like they were waiting on me to pull out so they could stop me,” Mceachern said.
It’s high time that we take responsibility for our part in this harassment of a large section of our community.
Barber Ed Evans said that after getting stopped multiple times, seeing police officers on the road makes him nervous.
“You never know what’s on (their) mind, what they have, what they’re going to do to you,” Evans said. “So that’s what’s going through my mind when the police are behind me.”