Maurice “Mo” Crawley — a 52-year-old black man and well-known anti-violence advocate in Syracuse, New York — decided to live stream a traffic stop arrest on his Facebook page Thursday evening, Syracuse.com reported.
Crawley was across the street from the stop, recording two police officers — one black and one white — who were arresting a black man. Crawley said the live stream was happening to “see what’s going on with these boys, make sure they’re doing everything they’re supposed to be doing.”
In a turn of events, the black cop crosses the street and arrests Crawley, while shouting “Don’t you f***in’ move, I’m a f*** you up.”
Check out the cops reaction to being filmed:
In response to the incident, the Syracuse chapter of Black Lives Matter protested Friday morning outside of the Onodaga County Justice Center in Syracuse. After the protest, organizers who met with Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler said the chief told them he was ”deeply troubled” by the video, Syracuse.com reported.