Visiting Artist Who Was Handcuffed By Columbia Police At His Apartment Gets An Apology

Artist John Sims, who was asleep when officers entered his apartment, says, “I could have easily been shot and killed that night. … Now what if I was armed legally and fired on the intruders not knowing if they were police? Would this ‘stand-your-ground’ law apply to me? … And more importantly, why are Black people consistently profiled to be a suspect, an intruder, a thief, in the wrong place, assumed to be guilty first?” – The Post and Courier (South Carolina)

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