Quote:After an accusation of racism during a Virginia traffic stop went viral, the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office has released a full, uninterrupted body cam video of the incident.
Behind the wheel of her car and live on Facebook, Dawn Hilton-Williams described a traffic stop on Route 58 westbound in rural Brunswick County.
"I was just bullied by a racist cop, who threatened to pull me out of the car," said Hilton-Williams in the 11-minute long Facebook video.
"This is where we got lynched. This is where we got lynched, even in today's day."
Quote:The Facebook video would soon go viral with nearly 800 shares and brought to the attention of Brunswick County Sheriff Brian Roberts after receiving dozens of calls from concerned citizens.
"I started getting calls from citizens asking what is going on. They had seen a posting and were concerned about how I would allow it to happen," said Roberts.
After reviewing body cam footage of the traffic stop, Roberts said the stop was completely by the book, and his deputy did nothing wrong.
"I don't know what she has been through and I don't know her life history, what I worry about is this kind of thing will inflame situations where you see cops in other states have been executed while they were just eating lunch," said Roberts.
Quote:Sheriff Roberts remained resolved in his deputy’s innocence.
“This video here, there are things I could go over and critique the officer on, it's not racial things, it's not hate things. Certainly some etiquette or verbal judo that could be fixed and improved upon,” said Roberts. “What's ultimately going to be accomplished, it's not going to make the ticket go away, it's not going to solve anything. It’s only causing more problems.”
Roberts said he has not received a formal complaint about the incident.
Hilton-Williams tells CBS 6 that she plans to file that complaint soon.
RE: SC woman accuses VA Deputy of bullying and racism in Facebook video
wah, I'm a victim of racism because I chose to break the law, wah. In the absence of posted highway speed limit signs I believe the default is 55, I believe it's covered in driving test study guides but I may be wrong.
RE: SC woman accuses VA Deputy of bullying and racism in Facebook video
(05-11-2018 12:00 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote: Well there was no speed sign between the gas station and this point, so how was I supposed to know the speed limit....