Here’s another example of police brutality that’s too bizarre to believe.
A Brooklyn man has filed a lawsuit against the NYPD after they allegedly forced him to rap his way out of handcuffs following a 2011 incident.
Adding insult to injury, the “vicious, wicked and cold-hearted” cops forced 28-year-old Quinshon Shingles to recite a rap song, but only if the rhymes were up to their discriminating standards.
According to the NY Post:
Shingles was at the Brooklyn home of a pal when a crew of cops – including at least one officer under investigation for other illegal entries – demanded access to perform a search, the suit states. Homeowner Donyale Kitchens refused to allow them in until they produced a warrant. The cops agreed to come back later with the paperwork and Kitchens left, the suit states.
But the plainclothes crew eventually convinced a building super to give them keys to her pad, according to the suit. Once inside, the officers handcuffed Shingles and two other men while they searched the apartment, the suit states. But the cops abruptly decided to break for a musical interlude after learning that Shingles was an aspiring rapper.
“The defendant officers then told the plaintiff Quinshon Shingles to show them some “spits and bars,” specifically to perform a rap song, and that if he was ‘hot’ they would let him go,’ the suit states.
With his freedom on the line, Shingles burst into his verses – and passed the test.
Shingles was uncuffed and released, but the other occupants of the home were detained as police continued their search.
The team of police officers didn’t find any illegal items. And now Kitchens and Shingles are taking legal action against the “shocking” act.
They are suing the NYPD for illegal search and false imprisonment for an undisclosed amount. And rightfully so.
SOURCE: NYPD | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
