This reminded of today's Henry Louis Gates arrest story.In November, New Haven police shoved around Dapo Oyewole, a Yale University World Fellow, after he rode his bike on the sidewalk.
The picture here indicates the "happy ending" of that incident. The story is interesting because police continued to treat Oyewole badly even though Oyewole was apologizing for his infraction. The switch in police attitude happened only when he mentioned "Yale."
Lede:
Three police officers ran after Dapo Oyewole as he cycled down the sidewalk. Before he knew what was happening, he was shoved, shouted at, threatened with arrest, ordered to sign a $75 ticket and then served with a summons — until the cops discovered he was an African scholar visiting Yale.
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