A Black pastor in Alabama has sued the police officers who arrested him while he was watering his neighbors' flowers.
A white woman noticed Jennings' car parked at the house and called the police according toOfficers approached Jennings and asked for his identification, but he refused, saying he had done nothing wrong, perAlabama
NAACP President Benard Simelton: "These poor judgment decisions reflect poorly on the type of training the Childersburg police officers receive ... if they were acting in accordance within police guidelines."Axios on facebook
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