"You don’t know my name, so how can you tell me I have an open warrant?" a Houston man asked an officer in a now-viral video.
In the video, which has more than 6.5 million views, a law-enforcement officer tried to arrest a black man in front of his home after incorrectly identifying him as a suspected criminal named "Quintin", from Louisiana.
Watch the video below:
‘You don’t know my name, so how can you tell me I have an open warrant?’ — This officer tried to arrest a Black father in front of his own home after incorrectly identifying him as a suspected criminal from another state pic.twitter.com/fOPKtUDv6s
— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) May 14, 2019
The man, identified as Clarence Evans, took to Facebook and wrote: "I've always been the one to say all cops aren't bad but this racist (... ) just proved me wrong (... ) Now I see how unarmed innocent black men get shot down by cops."
The video was shared across social media, with many calling for the officer in question to be fired or prosecuted.
I’m a white male and just to be clear, this type of behavior on the behalf of the police just outrages me beyond words. Racial profiling, yep. It makes me sick that we live in a country where this is happening on a daily basis. C’mon now, let’s evolve and change police behavior
— America’s A Vampire (@Mr_Huph) May 14, 2019
Police shouldn't have this much power. It's so sick to see most of them abusing their power and walking around like they own everything. The thing is you work for us, the taxpayers. Do your job right and work for our safety. Maybe they should teach them manners 101 in the academy
— Alex (@TheAlexNote) May 14, 2019
