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2 Months After NewsOne first broke this story, CNN is finally giving it some coverage. Here’s the video.

TENAHA, Texas— You can drive into this dusty fleck of a town near the Texas-Louisiana border if you’re African-American, but you might not be able to drive out of it—at least not with your car, your cash, your jewelry or other valuables.

That’s because the police here allegedly have found a way to strip motorists, many of them black, of their property without ever charging them with a crime. Instead they offer out-of-towners a grim choice: voluntarily sign over your belongings to the town, or face felony charges of money laundering or other serious crimes.

More than 140 people reluctantly accepted that deal from June 2006 to June 2008, according to court records. Among them were a black grandmother from Akron, who surrendered $4,000 in cash after Tenaha police pulled her over, and an interracial couple from Houston, who gave up more than $6,000 after police threatened to seize their children and put them into foster care, the court documents show. Neither the grandmother nor the couple were charged with any crime.

Officials in Tenaha, situated along a heavily traveled highway connecting Houston with popular gambling destinations in Louisiana, say they are engaged in a battle against drug trafficking and call the search-and-seizure practice a legitimate use of the state’s asset-forfeiture law. That law permits local police agencies to keep drug money and other property used in the commission of a crime and add the proceeds to their budgets.

Thanks to Rikyah At Jack and Jill For This One

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MONSTAR3153/ MONSTAR3153

    IN PENSACOLA I WAS JACKED OF AND GIVEN A POSSESION CHARGE BECAUSE I HAD MONEY.AND A CAR WAS SEIZED.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dreadtherasta/ dreadtherasta

    Why don’t we as people get angry at things like this? This system in power serves us, not the other way around. We all need to wake up and realize we hold more power than we think. Need to stop worrying about these small material things and money, the people in power create these things to keep us looking one way while they push us another. Rule your own lives.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DA_GEORGETOWN_MAYOR/ DA_GEORGETOWN_MAYOR

    ****RACE RIOT PLOT***

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Beautiful_Mind_87/ Beautiful_Mind_87

    This is incredulous!!!! The sad part is i really cant believe this story is true. How is it that they make a rule that is supposed to affect everyone that comes through there but is oly affecting blacks and minorities?? And then justifies and says they were trying to do their job? By exploiting tourists who dont know any better? WAKE THE F**K UP AMERICA THIS S**T IS NOT OK!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bigapplefashions/ bigapplefashions

    These are just Bush’s Good ole Boyz at work.The FEDS need to investigate or bring in some real hood niggazs to show the cops what’s good…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BabyGyrl810/ BabyGyrl810

    This is bizarre! and yet we are worried about this chris brown rihanna fiassco..this type of thing is what we should be worried about….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sexxgirl2011/ Sexxgirl2011

    This is just another form of police brutality, too bad it isn’t causing the same outrage as celebrity gossip.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DA_GEORGETOWN_MAYOR/ DA_GEORGETOWN_MAYOR

    PERSECUTION! SO WHO ARE THE TRUE ISRAELITS?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LAeddie/ LAeddie

    Sadly enough, the law can justify it because of a few a@#holes who really are rollin’ through with drug intentions.

    They can mess it up for everybody else.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/najzz/ najzz

    This is another reasons that Black people need to unite and build our own and come out of the racist, decaying and uncivilized White mans world, for it is on it’s way out with total self destruction.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/southernhustla/ southernhustla

    So let me get this straight. Without being charged for anything and being bullied by the cops you HAVE to give up your valuables. Who monitors them for this bulls**t?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GoinabilityINC/ GoinabilityINC

    Everyone should post this link everywhere they can. If we can yap all day about Chris Brown, this deserves %100 of that vocal cord usage….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NICOQ/ NICOQ

    Thats another reason why the streets have their own rules.
    Code of the streets, and they get mad when we don’t snitch, to who, other criminals just ones with badges.

    Believe me they’ll try to find anyway to keep they foot on our necks. Pay attention to there history.

    Yeah where all those ppl saying “Aint nothin holdin you Back.” whatever blind ppl

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Blackdogg6/ Blackdogg6

    Ummm, this is some ole bulls**t. It’s just goes to show you that cops make up their own rules. I have never heard of such bull. Thank God I live in a town where cops would think twice about doing some stupid ass s**t like that.
    Philly stand up!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/HardMuthaFlower/ HardMuthaFlower

    Those devils continue with business as usual.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ICOBM/ ICOBM

    That’s a got damn shame! I would sue them bastard for every dollar they have got. Getting robbed is not joke, especially from someone who is stationed to “protect and serve”!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jdlsjj/ jdlsjj

    This is Y I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE F**KING LAW NOW. BECASUE OF S**T LIKE DAT. IT’LL NEVER END BECAUSE U CAN’T BEAT THE DAMN LAW. WE CAN DRIOT ANE CAN GD TALK ABOUT IT ALL WE WANT.INDEED, IT IS A FORM OF PREDJUDICE AND I FEEL THAT POLICE CAN GET AWAY WITH TOO MUCH BECAUSE IN COURT, WHO’S WORD IS THE JUDGE GONNA BELEIVE? BARACK IS THE ONLY VOICE AND POWER WE HAVE TO CHANGE TO WAY THIS CROOKED ASS SYSTEM IS BEING RAN!!!I’M PISSED OFF NOW

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mz_StarR_88/ Mz_StarR_88

    This is ridiculous…Im ashamed sometimes to be from the state of Texas and to have grown up in a rural town. We are in a new age and its time that we stop racial profiling and realize that the White man is not the only one entitled to money. Change has come..but there are people who dont and wont accept the change. But as a people we have to stand for what is it right and what we believe in…and stop allowing the white man to control us and control how we live. We can rise above any and every thing in this world and we have the same opportunities as everyone else, we just have to use the resources we ahve!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jus-2_chill/ jus-2_chill

    people, i don’t know about you, but i truly think it’s time for armed revolt.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jdlsjj/ jdlsjj

    PROTECT AND SERVE!!!!POLICE REPRESENT EVERYTHING BUT THAT HOMO ASS SLOGAN!!!BLACK PEOPLE NOWADAYS GOTTA PROTECT THEY DAMN SELF….CUZ THE POLICE IS REALLY SERVING US ALRIGHT. THEN, “WHITE PEOPLE” WONDER Y WE R THE WAY WE R!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kandyeyez18/ Kandyeyez18

    Yo they WilD as HELL!! Lol How they gonna do that..? Sumbody need to report that s**t..Thats y I will neva visit Texas again cause s**t like that happens n yall takers..especailly out of towners..Yall crzy! Yall wont take my s**t..Lock me the f**k up..lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ernestinec/ ernestinec

    I’m sure the government can do something about this. How can they say it’s search and seizure for drugs, confiscate their property, but not find any drugs or drug paraphernalia in the car or on their person.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Priceless_Prolific/ Priceless_Prolific

    THIS IS SUM BULLS**T, THEY JUST DONT WANT TO SEE BLACK PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING. SOMEBODY GOT TO DO SOMETHING BOUT THAT. THATS NOT RIGHT FOR REAL, CROOKED AS COPS..IF NIGGAZ START AIRING IT OUT RACHET IN THAT AREA THEN THEY WOULD MAKE UP SOME BULLS**T REASON ON WHY VIOLENCE IS HAPPENING THERE INSTEAD OF SAYING THE POLICE ARE PROVOKING PEOPLE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TheDevilWearsNikes/ TheDevilWearsNikes

    LMAO… this is funny.
    Normally I would say they got what they deserve. Instead I’m just gonna say thats what happens when you don’t know your rights.

    I dare anybody to disagree with me on this. How’re you gonna let a pig take what you worked so hard for, for no reason.

    this made my damn blood pressure go up.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/petite1hun/ petite1hun

    As long as ppl don’t sign over their property, they can fight. That just shows how weak ppl have become…no one wants to fight for their property. I ain’t givin up my car, or wha little money I do have. I know my rights, and I know I don’t have to sign anythin over without a court order!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cypher777/ cypher777

    You gotta be stupid as hell, to say you would visit Texas just because THIS particular situation is the one getting the coverage. Get a clue fool. Shyt like this happens all over these United Hates of Amerikkka, especially in the South which is not soley made up of just Texas. THINK before saying stupid shyt. If you that stupid, Texas doesn’t want yo azz anyway.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shyscorpio1/ shyscorpio1

    part of the bush admin drive to restore white supremacy to it rightful home state, texas! hope they get kwame kilpatrick while they are at it, he just got out of jail and 300M$ is missing and he got a private jet and a brand new escalade too, detroit dont need you but the KKKs definately need that thug negroe! just let him spin his lawyer crap on them and they will find a tree that will hold his big greasy neck!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jdlsjj/ jdlsjj

    FOR THE PERSON WHO WROTE ABOUT KNOW KNOWING RIGHTS. iT REALLY WOULDN’T MATTER IF THEY KNEW THEM OR NOT!! THE POLICE CAN BEND THE LAW ALL KNID OF WAYS TO BASICALLY BLACKMAIL U. THEY CAN SAY THAT U ASSAULTED THEM AND THEN WHOOP YOUR ASS AND CONFISCATE YO S**T. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WHO’S THE JUDGE GONNA BELEIVE?????U CAN’T BEAT THE LAW. BARACK IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE LAW GET SOME ACT RIGHT!!!KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS REALLY DON’T MEAN S**T NOWADAYS. I’VE HAD MY CAR SEARCHED”WITHOUT” MY CONSENT WHEN I GOT PULLED OVER FOR A TICKET. BUT GUESS WUT?? ALL THEY GOTTA SAY IS THEY HAD A “PROBABLE CAUSE”! SO ME KNOWING THAT THEY WERE’NT SUPPOSED 2 DO THAT,COULDN’T DO S**T! IF ANYBODY AGREES WITH THAT PLEASE TYPE >>>>>>>I FEEL YA

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Willstheone/ Willstheone

    I think a law against racism should be made in this country. Seriously. Any crime someone commits to a person of another race should be considered a hate crime. Even if race isnt the purpose of why the incident occured. Seriously. I am tired of hearing about police being racist in this country. It needs to stop. Its happened in Seattle WA. Its happened in Millville PA, and now its happening in Taneha TX. No one can control what color they are and everyone needs to accept that.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jamal-s/ jamal-s

    This is going to keep going on until people get out there and take their problems to the police in the streets… not surprised.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/VA757/ VA757

    I FEEL YA

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dimonz99/ dimonz99

    I recently came from Houston and I live in Louisiana and was pulled over by the state troopers in Nacogdoches. Then later by the Teneha marshalls, then finally in Corrigan. They all searched my vehicle for “drugs” and found nothing. I got a ticket for so called “speeding” in Teneha, and was then on my way. I must say after reading this I had to post what happened to me. Its a conspiracy along that Highway and unfortunately I have no plans on returning to that area anytime soon becuase of that. I HATE TEXAS!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/511thickgrl/ 511thickgrl

    Somone needs to be sued, this is uncalled for.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/P_Jadon/ P_Jadon

    these cops in texas need to be careful. if they dont stop doing this type of stuff they are going to run into and try to steal from the wrong set of people and someone is going to take them out permanently….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cyraxxx2005/ cyraxxx2005

    F**K THOSE RACIST COPS IN TEXAS!THEY ARE GOING TO BURN IN HELL FOR THEIR HATEFUL, DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS OTHERS!AND THE BEST PART IS, THEY WILL SUFFER EVEN MORE THAN THE PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE PUT THROUGH IT.*****AND TO ALL THAT HAVE HATE IN THEIR HEARTS,I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY IN HELL YOU RACIST, IGNORANT, STEREOTYPE BASTARDS!!*****

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Fungurl713/ Fungurl713

    It’s f**ked up to see things going down like that but this is not just an issue in ‘Texas’ and I’m not just saying that because I’m a Texas native. S**t like this happens all over the f**king USA. F**k a cop in general! I don’t trust them pigs no matter where the f**k they from!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/rogea86/ rogea86

    If your not trafficking,the law shouldn’t pertain to you the person! Until we get these dirty ass cops fired from their jobs,the cycle will continue. It’ll stop one way or another,by choice or by force!

    P.S. Fight the powers that be!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/thesweetkat2005/ thesweetkat2005

    If this is true and any person that has had their property seized and are not involved in any illegal activity, why have they not contacted the Attorney General to have this town investigated? The TX A.G. Greg Abbott (friend of a former (black) friend) would not tolerate anything like this in Texas if he was aware of it. With this many incidents, I just can’t believe he would turn a blind eye to it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Lathric_D/ Lathric_D

    i swear let them try something like that with me when i was with my girlfriend… Im proud to be in a realtionship with my beautiful african princess… if anyone were to challenge that just by the differance in our skin tone they can answer to this veteran marine!!… damned ingnorant people, there is no place for them in this time and age…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Loki_D_Wolf/ Loki_D_Wolf

    Why is this story so incomplete?! You end it with drug crap and the city’s rights?! Though this may be true it’s nothing more than to get people angry without all the facts. It’s talking about regular people. Records are there yet you end with the state can take things for fighting drug traffickers? What happened to the victims of this b.s.? I mean throw us a freakin’ bone writer!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Angelic_777/ Angelic_777

    first of all, that excuse the police are using is bogus. They are racially profiling people, which is against the law…secondly, just because someone has money on them that may be, let’s say over 500 dollars, does not mean that they are drug dealers…some folks don’t have bank accounts, and others just like having cash on them. I don’t care what their excuse is for pulling people over! Unless the person is displaying signs of apparent drug or alcohol use, it is AGAINST the law to search or seize someones property or even search their vehicle without consent of the owner! I FUCCIN HATE COPS…THEY CAN ALL SUCK A D*CK

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/thesweetkat2005/ thesweetkat2005

    Ok, here is some advice. I haved lived in the state of Texas for over 25 years. My relatives come from KKK infested towns such as Koontz, Silsbee, Vidor, Jasper and Newton. My grandfathers paper mill was burned down by the KKK because he hired some black men to work in the mill. I have dated only black men for the past 20 years. I’ve seen both sides of the racism issue.

    HERE’S THE ADVICE: If you have to travel through Texas, if you can avoid the small towns, do it. Use only the major freeways, it might take more time, but better than losing your $$$, car, belongings or worse yet, your life. If you do have to travel through any small towns, don’t stop for any reason short of death. Stock up on water, food, whatever, in a major city. Do NOT travel at night. Travel in the daytime and blend in with traffic. Don’t speed and don’t do anything that brings attention to yourself, like bumping the tunes so loud to where they can hear you in the next county. If you do get pulled over, just be as polite as possible. Don’t give the cops any attitude or any reason to harass you. Majority of the time, if given the opportunity, they will take it. Make sure your friends and family know your destination. If you do get arrested for “any” reason, IF you get that 1 phone call, you sure as hell had better call someone you can trust that can get you contact to the outside world. If the arrest was bogus, make sure it’s someone who can contact the proper people at the state level. Any local law enforcement is subject to state government. Have your friends get the ACLU, NAACP, or the media involved, whatever it takes. Small towns use traffic stops as their main source of income. The “out-of-towners” are THE main target.

    I’m not one to spread fear, but I’m also a realist. I know what happens here in Texas. I have heard the stories from friends and family that live in those areas. People CAN disappear. People DO disappear. People still get “strung-up” in small towns down here in Texas. Don’t think that James Byrd is an isolated incident. They were just stupid enough to open their mouths. That’s why they got caught. So be smart when you travel. You can cuss the cops out all you want in your mind, but out of your mouth should only come, “Yes sir” and “No sir”. I’m not saying to be subservient, I’m just saying to be smart if you ever get into a situation such as this.

    These things happen all over the south, not just Texas. Do you think just because we have a biracial president now, that life will be all sunshine,roses and bunny rabbits? Don’t kid yourself. racism will still continue as long as there is breath in man.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/pgrant0/ pgrant0

    An outrage. Kind of crazy; I saw this on the news here. It’s basically two officers who are doing this activity in that particular village, but it’s also a fairly common practice in South Texas. They do it to pay for their own salaries. What gets me is the fact they would even resort to this method to raise money and consider it legitimate. I hope they force that municipality into bankruptcy. By the way, it doesn’t seem to be stopping the drug trade at all.

    They are using the method of forcing people to come back to the area just to fight their court case. I wonder if anyone has really challenged this county on this particular abuse of power?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mr_fantastic_ga/ mr_fantastic_ga

    Niggas and this conspiracy that cops target blacks… haha. “grow up”

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SXYREDDBONE4U/ SXYREDDBONE4U

    I was born and bred in East Texas and I know this town very well and let me just say I am not surprised I was pulled over on my way to the casino in Louisiana he had no reason other than I was wearing my low cut fade and no hoop earrings so I think maybe he thought I was a guy as the windows were tinted
    never asked for my license just told me to have a safe night.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SXYREDDBONE4U/ SXYREDDBONE4U

    typo I was pulled over in Tenaha on my way to the casino In Louisiana.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/fenderbender07/ fenderbender07

    There should be a sting in place or surveilance to be acurate of the charges against these officers.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Z-Love74/ Z-Love74

    the truth is that the so call sane are the truly insane. make up whatever you want. if you evil you evil. God doesn’t like ugly. hope they pull me over while i’m passing through. call the news b/c it’s on and i request the death penalty.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ebony_Punk_Princess/ Ebony_Punk_Princess

    Justice?? HA!!! I’m starting to wonder why this word even exist.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Brownsuga1419/ Brownsuga1419

    Despite U calling it a DUSTY FLECK OF A TOWN, there’s some good people in TENAHA!!!!! And just to let people know TENAHA is full of BLACKS and HISPANICS… I should know cause I live here and i’m BLACK myself!!! And again to let people know, they don’t only stop BLACK people or INTERRACIAL COUPLES!!! They stop a wide variety of people whether they have money or not!!!!!! How are you goin to talk down on a town and the people… if you neva been there??????

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ChuckTaylor_310/ ChuckTaylor_310

    This s**t doesn’t surprise me, to say the least.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Realist662615/ Realist662615

    Can’t say that i am surprised that this is happening. Just pray it gets better before it gets worse…

    R/s

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sunshyne_defined/ Sunshyne_defined

    Know your rights and what exactly the law can do to you,, and you won’t get caught by this bull-ish. Knowledge people.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/StealthequalsHealth/ StealthequalsHealth

    AMMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AS RATTIFIED BY THE STATES:

    Amendment II
    A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of
    a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,
    shall not be infringed.

    Amendment IV.
    The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affi rmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

    Follow up:

    Texas Castle Doctrine
    Texas Castle Bill or Texas Castle Law

    May the Divine Universe protect you and yours.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MainframeSysop/ MainframeSysop

    lol… Never gonna go there!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DC4Lyfe/ DC4Lyfe

    soooooo, what’s being done about it is the big question

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/aledra14/ aledra14

    wait that is blackmail among other things so you can just be driving and they can say you were trafficking and you have to give over your property see thats wrong as s**t and aint nobody gonna do anything about this unfair, unjust bulls**t.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/domeniq_rc51/ domeniq_rc51

    As a former police officer who worked the narcotic scene I’m outraged by this. Crap like this makes the rest of us, who do an honest job, look bad. This is the reason why the public hates the police so much.
    I’m so glad I’m retired…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Trubion612/ Trubion612

    WOW ..WE GOT A BLACK PRESIDENT..BUT ITS STILL SEEN’S TO BE A “WHITE” AMERICA

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blackdiamond184/ blackdiamond184

    That is terrible, but at the same time you should always know your surroundings and don’t go to places where you are in danger. What is being done about this ? This site likes to complain a lot and make every black person feel like a victim with no updates on how any of these problems are addressed.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/virtuouswoman_/ virtuouswoman_

    They just would’ve had to charge me then!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Armenian_Princess/ Armenian_Princess

    So unbelieveable. I hope they are doing something about this. This is actually really sad. I feel bad for those that lost what was supposed to be theirs. I knew cops are full of s**t. This one time I got a ticket for going only 2 miles over the speed limit, wtf?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/uni2003/ uni2003

    THAT TELLS YOU THAT THEIR WHOLE DEPARTMENT IS TOTALLY F**KED UP THEY DONT HAVE MONEY TO KEEP UP AND THEY THINK ITS SALVERY ALL OVER BUT IT IS NOT THATS WHY I DONT LIKE THE POLICE

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LoveleeLadii87/ LoveleeLadii87

    I live in Houston and this is sad because this is not the first time this city has been in some type of legal trouble. It’s sad that people aren’t able to drive freely without being harassed. It’s unfair and uncalled for. Those people need to speak-out about what is happening because it has to stop at some point in time, more preferably NOW!.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/EMsWorld/ EMsWorld

    Kill these pigs!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Akmuk/ Akmuk

    These are the things that people should approach their potential leaders about during their so-called campaigning. “Zero tolerance is the only way to deal with old injustices in this country. ZERO! If you constantly support idiots, and call them your leaders, don’t expect an real issues to be tapped on. You ever notice that nothing gets better in this country. Wait til next election, and listen to what people ask for. Racism – are you really surprised? In a southern state at that.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/EFEEZEE/ EFEEZEE

    And they wonder why black folks hate, or should I say “don’t trust” these dayum pigs!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/HotRodBaby/ HotRodBaby

    That’s a damn shame, somebody call Reverend Al or Quanell X.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/YOURNAWTEEGIRL/ YOURNAWTEEGIRL

    PIGS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/stl_playa_83/ stl_playa_83

    Bloods, Crips, whats the biggest, viscous, gang in the US…..The Police.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/johnreal_brown/ johnreal_brown

    I think things will get better this year,then years before as we now have black president in power.And we should approach our potential leaders about it so they can deal with old injustices in this country.
    Things will get better in this country. Cos i know Mr president is hearing and he,s not sleeping.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/daisyk73/ daisyk73

    African American??? Isn’t that someone who was born in Africa and is now a citizen of America? My ancestors were born in Germany, should I expect everyone to refer to me as German American? Someone please explain this. And why do people keep refering to the president as black? He’s half white. Now to the story…how many people were black, white, brown, yellow, or red that this happened to? Does anyone have the numbers? Were any of the police black? If someone can let me know where I can find these numbers I’d appreciate it. Thanks. God Bless.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/scottsdale49/ scottsdale49

    more red-neck Texan justice I see–thank God I have no desire to live in Texas or even visit

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/5PercentBlack/ 5PercentBlack

    F**k the police coming straight out the underground a young nigga got it bad just becuz he brown. f**king wit me cuz im a teenager wit a little bit a gold and a pager. f**k that s**t cuz I aint the one a punk mother f**ker to be beat with a gun and put in jail we can go toe to toe in the middle of a sale.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/waclark05/ waclark05

    Whoever felt the need to let us know that they are German American….THANK YOU I really believe thats why they wrote the article…To talk about you wanting to be labed as a German American bcuz they wrote African American. Do they really need to give color statistics for you to believe what its saying? Maybe you should visit the town. My grandfather is from there.My family goes there twice a year. Its a very racist town.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/daisyk73/ daisyk73

    No, I believe something is going on, just not sure it’s a race thing. And yes, I do need color statistics if they are saying it’s a race issue, prove it. I’m just really tired of EVERYTHING being a race issue. I mean where’s white planet, white news, White Entertainment Television???

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/5PercentBlack/ 5PercentBlack

    every channel besides the b.e.t. channel is white entertainment television. every channel besides bet is aimed at white americans.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/waclark05/ waclark05

    Well sorry to inform you but until you turn into an African American or black as you like to call us..you will never understand what we think of as a white man’s television or world whatever you want to call it. Maybe if you went into the town you would know that its a race issue bcuz I dont recall there being one black office in the town EVER. So trust it is a race issue..Im from texas and I know this town its VERY VERY racist. So an article like this doesn’t suprise me. Im just glad to see that now the entire country can see whats going on in these small RACIST Texas towns. Sorry to make everything about race, but until you live in it you really can’t comment on it. Sorry!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/daisyk73/ daisyk73

    One of my favorite shows is Grey’s Anatomy. The Chief of surgeon is black. And the Chief resident is black. There are no black ‘nobodys’ on the show.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/waclark05/ waclark05

    Exactly..Name one important black character on Desperate Housewives?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/daisyk73/ daisyk73

    I do live in it. Every single day I have to hear black people crying because they aren’t treated equally and then turn around and seperate themselves.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/livelearngrow/ livelearngrow

    i urge u daisyk to actually find an understanding of the word racism…….its a one way street…..and if u understood and lived in it u would know why we seperate ourselves….its the only way we can maintain our identity

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/evamp12/ evamp12

    “I’m just really tired of EVERYTHING being a race issue. I mean where’s white planet, white news, White Entertainment Television???”

    youre on it;the internet,you sick whitesupremacist bastard.you know goddam well whites and whitesupremacists that call themselves jews own99% of the media in the world.whitesupremacists run the entire planet. the is not one nonwhite on this planet that dosent have to answer to a white person.stop trying to pressure nonwhites into not talking about the race problem.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/5PercentBlack/ 5PercentBlack

    white people generally arent drug dealers thats why the tenaha cops targeted colored people. there is a better chance of finding drugs in a black persons car.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yellowboy79/ yellowboy79

    To the idiot who posted the last comment about blacks being the only people who sell drugs. You are a racist a*shole. What world are u living in. Many people of different colors or race have sold drugs. I see alot of whites selling crystal meth but u don’t hear me saying that only whites sell drugs because alot of people from different races and countrys have sold drugs. You need to get out of a*shole land and step into the real world. Racism still exists in this world. Always has and probably always will thanks to people like u. Thank god that everybodys not like u. Alot people get along with people of different race or culture. So deal with it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/5PercentBlack/ 5PercentBlack

    yeah thanks but i have plenty of black friends and i said its mostly black people that sell drugs like marijuana. im sure theres a few whites that sell drugs but there is far more black people selling drugs.

    and black people are more likely to have the drugs in their car hidden.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/deeboss99/ deeboss99

    You know, I hardly ever come on this site anymore… It’s turned into the BET of the internet world, just like every other Black/African-American targeted site. However, I digress… I’m logged on here now, especially after reading this horrific article and then these dumb ass, illiterate trailer trash whites on here TRYING to sound like they can truly vouch for every ‘aspirin-colored’, racist bastard in the world. Now, let me just say that white people just need to shut the f**k up! I mean seriously. Now, you know that there are alot of racists in the world, but WHITE PEOPLE!!!!! COME ON!!! Everything that ever is or ever WAS has been copied and stolen by whites, OR SHOULD I SAY PEOPLE OF CAUCASIAN/GERMAN/NORWEGIAN… WHATEVER descent? For MISS DAISYK, and perhaps any other confused whites… Alot of brown/dark-brown peoples of African descent PREFER to be called, in this day and age, BLACK. AFRICAN-AMERICAN is the name that WHITIE gave us due to our African roots, although many, many, many of us don’t even know where our roots lie within the continent of Mother Africa. You stop to think… I hear you with the GERMAN-AMERICAN bullsh**, but how many times have you been told that this is what you are, this is what we’re gonna address you as, and there’s nothing you can do about it? We, as a people, have been called EVERYTHING, from nigra, to neger, to N****R, to NEGRO, to BOY, GIRL, MONKEY, TO BLACK, and now lookie-here… WE can wipe all that out by addressing you guys as African-Americans! Whoopee! You know, I have SO much to say… I could read, write, and erase every White person on here they’re so pathetic! You know, if you told a Spaniard that they were Mexican, they would curse you to the white meat! This is so true. I asked a woman that once and she told me that she was no Mexican, she was a Spaniard from SPAIN!!! Now, wasn’t that nice? She had a history and could probably trace her roots to where her blood-line began all those centuries ago. MISS DAISYK… Even YOU know your family’s history and its roots and origins. So you can CHOOSE to call yourself WHITE, GERMAN-AMERICAN(TO BE SPECIFIC OR POLITICALLY ‘CORRECT’), and no one would hold it against you. But Blacks/African-Americans are thrown into this conundrum of a title ‘African-Americans’, because we were a people snatched from our homes all in the name of profit (pretty much like what Bush did to this country for his trumped up war). It would take TOO much, it would take forever, for them to ever tell us where we truly originated. And how would you like to feel like you’ve been waiting for something all your life and someone else’s? Let me stop here, ’cause I’d be here all night beating myself upside the head with this one. White people, let me just say that YOU SUCKERS CAN NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER PLAY THE RACE CARD! THE SINS OF THE FATHER WILL BE THE SINS OF THE SONS! Not all whites are bad. Had it not been for some of you guys people like myself and our GREAT HEAD NIGGA IN CHARGE, CHIEF OF THE OVAL OFFICE… We’d never be here. Us mixed people who are not only mixed, but mixed up. If you’re light bright and damn near white, you can get this job and possibly even be on it for awhile. But overall, no matter what you’re mixed with, you’re still Black and no amount of acceptance by SOME whites or other NON-BLACK peoples will EVER change that.

    Good night. I’ve got Bingo Luau to play.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/5PercentBlack/ 5PercentBlack

    you know dee racism goes both ways. theres lots of blacks that hate white people for what there ancestors did to their ancestors.so its no suprise some whites dislike black people as well. I myself have a majority of black friends and many did sell drugs but stopped after being arrested.

    the best thing to do is forget what our ancestors started or went through.

    since the beginning of human life there have always been people who wanted power and to fight. even the cavemen had fights.

    u cant really blame a race for wanting power over another race.

    power over people is always going to be the most wanted thing in society.

    our bosses and governments have power over us.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Number1NubianQueen/ Number1NubianQueen

    To Mr. 5% black who is NO WHERE NEAR BEING BLACK than my 10 year old cat. You point the finger at the African American race as if we bring drugs into this country and it’s all on us. Where do you think the drugs come from to get in the African American communities? We don’t own yachts, planes, nor are we the ones smuggling in millions of dollars of drugs into the United States. What race do you really think that is? Your name should be 90% white and totally full of Sh*t. Your people bring these drugs into the country to get rich quick and kill as many people as possible. Like the father and son who have been taking young white girls to their home and pumping them full of drugs then dumping their lifeless bodies elsewhere to die. Nice chatting with you Mr. 90% White.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/5PercentBlack/ 5PercentBlack

    number 1 the 5 percent black thing is about my p***s.

    2nd do you really think all cartels are white?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/luvint112/ luvint112

    This is really a sad sad case of racism but nothing new just in a nother form of well this is our town we do what we won’t to and to see nothing has been done about this yet is a crying shame this is suppose to be (LAND OF THE FREE)so you should be able to travel were you want to go without having to go through being harssed your vehicle or money taken from you and especially not be charged with anything i can’t remember but 60 Minutes or simular show did a special on this town a few years ago so this is really not new just coming very public now and that they may have steped on the wrong toes and for the ones that are saying we Blacks are always playing victims we all are victims in some way some how no we are not playing victims but we are more easier to be targeted because we are acceptable meaning we can accept any race quicker than any other race and instead of reporting situations like this whether it effects us personally or someone close to us or even someoneelse we don’t as long as we can walk away with out being harm or locked up we are fine my people you don’t have to live in this town for it to effect you if we stand together in any situation we will make a difference i’ve dealt with many situations with the law and to the dumber than dumbers no not far drugs etc. i was told by an officer and he said go to the library start reading up on the laws on your case come back to court and i promise you your case will be thrown out and yes it was saying this alot of us don’t know that alot of laws hav’nt changed and the Government are making new laws as i’m typing but see it’s like this isn’t a cocern of ours so please hit the library and not just that lets work together against lwa in this town because imagine what the Blacks go through in this town and there are some and to 5PercentBlack yeah Blaks sell drugs hell Walgreen is drug dealer only legal never the less Drug Dealer you really need to sit back and relax you are hurting yourself you seem to be a perfect candidate for drug dealer since you know were blacks hide the drugs maybe you are an undercover lawman or maybe you are just commenting to feel important and if you have plenty of Black friends that does’nt make you an expert on who’s the most drug dealers believe me Blacks are know where near being the most Drug Dealers and if you are saying you are 5 percent black whether and the rest of your make up is something else does’nt matter because by white america you are Black just because you have 5percent Beautifulness in you so that makes you a drug dealer right but we as Afro Americans Blacks first of all we are Family we are race that can over come any obstacle we are so strong and we are a feared race not because what white america has said about us for hundreds of years it’s because we are Smart very Intelligent we are and our Ancesters were the Back Bone to the United States Of America and also you can never
    forget what the ancesters of white america done when it still go’s on today and if you can’t see this take off your Blinders nothing in this world is fare but enough is enough then they say Blacks are not civilized my Family don’t forget to read up on your Laws just because we have a Mixed President in office we still have a long wat to go just with our selves and to all the dumbers and dummies he’s still Black but you can claim him to i’m sure he won’t mine he’s your President to Every Take Care Every One is in my PRAYERS especially well you all know

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/RHALO/ RHALO

    My people are destroyed tdo to a lack of knowledge. When will you so-called BLACKS wake up. Im sick of hearing stories like this and no one speaks up about these devils persecuting the nation of Isreal. Read and learn who you are NIGGAS. YOU ARE THE TRIBE OF JUDAH.. NIGGAS,YOU are not AFRICANS.. you NIGGAS.. YOU ARE THE CHOSEN OF GOD.. until our people realize this. FooCKUM I dont care. ELECT PLEAASE WAKEUP and learn who you are and not let Whites tell you who you are. Im sick of these stupid niggas fallen for this whitemans trap. Wake UP JAKE… simple mother fookers….. READ DUETERONOMY.. in the bible. THE BIBLE WAS MEANT FOR US AND NOBODY ELSE.. THINK!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mccranky2/ mccranky2

    5PercentBlack,

    U r funny, and it is also funny how everyone now a days wants to be considered black; act black; talk black; etc., but at the same time, they don’t want to actually be black.

    U r probably fully white; or whatever u really r, and u r just trying to rile everybody up because u don’t have anything else to do.

    I could really blast u; but I won’t. You r just a hater creating confusion because u r mad because u r not 100% black; or at least have dark skin. I bet it was the Blacks whom first excepted ur sorry ass because ur own white family didn’t want u around because of what society might think.

    Most White people would love for us to forget about the past. But, any Fool knows that in order to move on u have to know where u come from, and what u have been through, and then learn from it so that the same mistakes are not made.

    Sounds like the Whites have u speaking for them in order that u and they may live in peace and not have to feel guilty about where u/them come from, and what you have dished out. What u do to others will come back to u. That also means as a people. Therefore, no; we will never forget, and neither will Yah (God). So get ready; or repent like it tells u to, and quit creating drama so that you won’t get back more drama than u r creating, and probably already deserve.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/thesweetkat2005/ thesweetkat2005

    …..groans, rolls eyes, and says, CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG, GEESH!” Sorry, had to say it.

    I think everyone has gotten way off base from the topic at hand. The problem that I have is how is it that this town and probably hundreds of others like it, can get away with this? Please don’t tell me that everyone that has been victimized in this story has not reported what they went through to the proper authorities.

    I have to comment on a few things here because I can’t just let them go. There have been a few that have posted, “If you know your rights….”. That is all well and good until you are caught in a small town, at gun point by the police who run the town. I would seriously like to see someone try and argue with an officer that has a gun pointed at their head that the officer doesn’t have probable cause. ANYTHING can be deemed probable cause in a court of law. A court, by the way, that would be held, most likely, in the county of the offending town. The judge probably being “Bubba’s” brother-n-law. The only way you would probably be able to fight this is to take it to a higher court. That is if you come out alive after having argued with the police officer over the fact if he had probable cause or not.

    Remember, in small towns, they probably don’t have the mounted cams in the police cars and the police officer can say that he was in fear of his life, thus he had to shoot you dead. Come on people, think. This is not LA or Dallas Or NY, etc. These are small towns that are run by corrupt individuals WHO RUN THE TOWN. They can get away with anything at that specific time when it’s taking place.

    To those that have posted about only blacks being the drug dealers. Dude, come on. What world are you living in? I worked at a homeless shelter for 2 years, trust me 99.99999% off the residents there sold drugs. Crack, meth, marijuana, whatever. They ALL sold it. And guess what? They all were not black. They were White, Latino, Black, Asian, whatever. So, my point being, in that little 2 block world, if every color sold drugs, guess what the rest of the world is like. Come on now.

    For those that want to attack a person of a different race, get your head out of your ass. Base a person as an individual, not as a group of people because you think they are responsible for the majority of crime or you think they are holding you down. Bulls**t. Not one group of individuals is responsible for any number of problems that we have going on in the world. Trust me, it’s a combined effort. The only reason why there seems to be more whites in control of more things is because they got off their lazy ass and said to themselves, “I’m going to do this because I want to do this and I want to do it for me.” And don’t come back and yell at me because you think I said, “Blacks are lazy.” That’s NOT what I said. Get it straight and don’t put words in my mouth. The only people or person that is lazy are the ones that have a crapped up life and won’t do anything about it. No one holds anyone back unless they allow them to do so. So you don’t like the world the way that it is? Great, neither do I. So, let’s stop b***hing about it and DO something about it.

    I now step down off of my soap box.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/5PercentBlack/ 5PercentBlack

    mccranky if u read im not trying to rile anyone up the 5 percent blackness name is because i have a big p***s like a black guy.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sistuh777/ sistuh777

    So, now for the million dollar
    question-Is something going to
    be done about this travesty? I
    am sick and tired of hearing
    stories about acts of this kind
    and nothing is ever done about
    the messed up situations. Also, i’m sure for this town there are a lot more like it.
    Wake up America, before all is lost. We all can get along.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/perfecttouching/ perfecttouching

    FROM PERFECTTOUCHING!

    I THINK THIS IS BEING DONE

    IN ALMOST ANY STATE, OUT,

    OF NEW YORK !

    I THINK THIS SHOULD BE DELT

    WITH AND QUESTION BE ASK FROM

    OUR PRESTIDENT,

    1.(WHAT WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS!)

    2. GIVE THE POLICE, SERIOUS WARNINGS, THEN (PUNISH THEM!

    FIRST TIME. (5-MONTH NO PAY )

    SECOND TIME. ( ONE YEAR LEAVE,

    NO PAY!

    (THIRD TIME ) (FIRE THEM )

    NO EXCEPTION !

    WE ALL NO THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER,

    KEEP IT ( EQUAL ) MAYBE WITH A

    FAKE SMILE, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT!

    UNTIL WE WAKE UP AND STICK,

    TOGETHER, LIKE EVERY OTHER,

    COLARS, YOUR ALONE SO WHATCH,

    YOUR OWN BACK!

    PERFECTTOCHING BE SAFE !

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/tallerthanyou/ tallerthanyou

    Thanks for the warning, i wont be driving here

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DARKMYSTIC1/ DARKMYSTIC1

    Absolute power corrupts absolutely these people are the worst back woods,service workers in the history of human kind.Motive Opurandie/If you are an out of town’er plus black 0r latino you are potenial target too be rob and strip of all your valuables just because we can and we are racist haha .2009 dam i am feed up with low life people in power/ and uncle tom ass kiss’ers like B.W./IF HE COULD TURN HE WOULD IN A INSTANT/BUT HEY YOU HAVE BLACK AND WHITE DEVILS ALL AROUND YOU/ IF THESE PEOPLE DONE SOMETHING WRONG NO/ THEY ARE RACIAL TARGET’S FOR PROFIT/ ONE WORD DONT GIVE UP SUE THERE DOG ASS’ES BLIND GOOD DAY THANK YOU….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STR8_YAK1/ STR8_YAK1

    Sistuh777 I hate to be the barer of bad news, but if we all get alone, it’ll mess everyhing up. Politicians want have nothing to ignore, as long as there racism, racial profiling,police corruption, and mistreatment of african americans. they will always have 1 more argument on the ballot to address. Itz their ace in the hole

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/STR8_YAK1/ STR8_YAK1

    America is not to concern with crimes against African Americans. What yall failto ealize is that they don’t see us as Men and Women, they see us as black Men and black Women.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/prettyredd100/ prettyredd100

    U KNOW WHATS SO SAD ABOUT THIS SITUATION.THE POLICE IS BLACK WHICH DIDN’T SHOCK ME.WHICH DOES NOT EXCUSE THE FACTS.HOWEVER WE CAN BE THE MOST GREEDY PEOPLE TOWARDS EACH OTHER.THIS COUNTRY HICK(POLICE) ECT.NEED TO SPEND SOME TIME IN THE POKER SO THAT THEY CAN GET POKED THEN AFTERWARDS GET SHANKED ABOUT A 100 TIMES WIT HIS COUNTRY TALKING AZZ.THEY SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/daddyLJ816/ daddyLJ816

    F**K THE POLICE

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/suavebone/ suavebone

    no wonder cops get wet-up where I’m from because they need someone to keep them in line as well!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/suavebone/ suavebone

    I wonder if “they” view these hogs as domestic terrorists

    WTF!!!

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mangler77/ mangler77

    thats sounds like a great hustle!
    any body got a cop suit for sale?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/qeutiepei/ qeutiepei

    This is why I spend so much time in Jail. I ask 4 reasons. And wont take no for an answer. I then will call my lawyer while on the side of the road.. My lawyer gets the entire conversation. Haven’t been pulled over since i retained a lawyer and the last cop pulled me over and i said O- my lawyer would like to speak with you. I was no longer tagged.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/xFukC_aLL_Yax/ xFukC_aLL_Yax

    THEN THEY WONDER WHY PEOPLE DONT RESPECT THE LAW…

    morena.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ms_real2008/ ms_real2008

    I think its wrong and its sad that we live in a country where this type of nonsense happens. I wonder why did it take so long for people to report it in another town, state or to the local news.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sexyred027/ sexyred027

    i think this is terrible!! how dare they threaten to take someone’s kids for no reason!!!at first i thought the town was racist, that was until i saw that uncle tom black man!!!!! how dare he do that to anyone and espicially his own color its just wrong no matter how u look at it. but believe me they will have their day GOD sits high and looks low any wrong they have done they will pay for it!!!!and the call themselves officers of they law!!crooks all of them.ooooh i am outraged!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Grad_Studnt/ Grad_Studnt

    This story is disgusting.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bindery/ bindery

    wow!
    its a scary thing for that to happen,but to report that,can bring even more again you.I know,because I reported police harassment in my ‘home-town’..and for awhile.i was pull over by the police,even accuse of an accident,that would have shown in court that i was not at fault.

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