You Fit The Description Of A Burglary Suspect!

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Joseph Griffin was on a jog when a Florida sheriff's deputy from Volusia County detained him.

The former military policeman was seen speaking to deputies who stopped him because according to their traffic, he matched a burglary suspect's description.

They were looking for a Black male with a white tank top, dark shorts and a beard.

It appears that Griffin fits that description.

So he gets stopped. The first thing the deputy says that we're not racist towards Joseph.

Footage shows that the deputy talk to him.

"Just bare with me, because you fit the description. I'm not saying you're guilty, but my sergeant is telling me to detain you."

By this point, Griffin saw how these encounters turned out decided to post this on social media.





The deputy demands him to put down his phone and they handcuff him.

Before he put down the camera, he said that "If something happens to me, y'all better raise hell."

The deputy repeatedly told him, "Again, buddy, you're not under arrest, it's just that you just fit the description."

You're not being arrested. You are simply detained because you match the description of a suspect. This is what a deputy said to a Black jogger in Florida.

"It's just a lot going on today," Griffin said. He was mentioning the Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and other numerous shootings of people of color.

In the 13 minute video, the deputies release Griffin and also apologized for the discomfort.

They thanked him for keeping calm throughout the encounter.

The Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood released a statement praising his deputies for handling the encounter in a professional matter and also Griffin for being cooperative.

The cops mistaken a Black jogger for a burglary suspect.

They would later arrest the suspect who was accused of burglary. The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

For his cooperation, Chitwood offered Griffin a job if he wanted to join the sheriff's department.

You got to be fucking kidding me?

What if he wasn't a military veteran who worked on base as a police officer?

What if he was just some random Black man running in his neighborhood and decided to not comply to an officer even if he didn't do anything wrong?

Would the scenario been different if he wasn't a Black man who was a lawman?

Griffin is a registered nurse in Florida and is a financial consultant.

In the video he even mentions that he's a new dad and he didn't want to be another hashtag.

African Americans are going to send a message to the police.... Our message is pure and simple!

STOP KILLING US! STOP USING THE "I FEAR FOR MY LIFE" AS AN EXCUSE!

Everytime a person of color is shot and killed by the police, the far-right wants to look up the criminal history of the suspect.

WE ARE GETTING TIRED OF THIS NARRATIVE! NO MORE EXCUSES! IF YOU CAN DETAIN ARMED WHITE SUSPECT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DETAIN A BLACK MAN WITHOUT USING DEADLY FORCE!

Again, why do police believe a fleeing suspect is a "threat on their lives?"

If you fear for you're life, then you shouldn't be a cop!