Proudparent26, I am very familiar with the entire situation and I feel strongly that your comments are misinformed. Have you listened to the entire video? The police were following policy and were excessively polite. There is a question as to whether a male officer should have been allowed to pat down a female, but apparently, the Princeton Police Department only has 8 female officers and does not have a policy in place saying that male officers should only do such pat downs in the absence of a female officer (although I should point out that the Department is now reviewing its policies). In case you’re wondering, driving 67 mph on that stretch of Mercer St. would definitely stand out - in fact, I’m amazed she was able to reach such a speed - and several people I have known over the years have received tickets in Princeton for driving 12-15 miles over the speed limit- nothing to do with being black or white. The fact that there was an arrest warrant issued and her license suspended are not under dispute, and the Mercer’s County Prosecutor’s Office has investigated the matter and concluded that the police followed all appropriate procedures. And in terms of racism, Professor Perry has backtracked once or twice in her statements - here is her final tweet on the matter:
Now, I do not believe that anyone should be arrested for parking ticket violations and I feel that the law in that respect should be changed. And I can understand, given the background in our country of racial profiling and incidents such as Sandra Bland, that Professor Imani might well have initially felt that her race was behind some of the procedures used, i.e, the handcuffing and refusal to allow phone calls until she arrived at the police station. However, looking at the situation objectively, rather than subjectively, there is no evidence that she was treated differently based on her race.