he ain’t lie

He really didn’t

The real power move here is that the witness gave a very specific and useful description that the police could use to conduct their search. Yes, the suspect was black but he also offered height, weight, what he was wearing and non-racial identifying features. it was THE COPS who took all this useful information and decided to weaponize it against a kid. 

This isn’t just an accurate depiction of how racism works. It’s a specific call-out about racist cops and the negative effect of racism on police work.