San Diegans appeal to United Nations over excessive police force against Americans of color
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 13, 2023
Ted Womack was 16 when he was first followed by police, he said. He had been playing basketball at his local YMCA, and a fight broke out in the parking lot between people he didn’t know. He started walking home, but noticed a police car following him, he said. He sat down on the curb. The car’s lights lit up.
“He was like, ‘Hey, why’d you do that?’ And I was like, ‘It looks like you’re following me home. I don’t want to be followed home.’ And he arrested me and put . . .
