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dalton99a

(90,545 posts)
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 09:45 AM Saturday

Black champion boxer ordered out of his car at gunpoint in Omaha after the city held a celebration in his honor

https://apnews.com/article/terence-crawford-omaha-police-gunpoint-20ad51cee46a628ae5014cef896205e2

A Black champion boxer was held by police at gunpoint. The police chief says he gets the outrage
By MARGERY A. BECK
Updated 6:00 PM CDT, October 3, 2025

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The police chief of Nebraska’s largest city acknowledged Friday that police nationwide are more likely to pull Black people out of their cars at gunpoint than other racial groups as Omaha grapples with growing outrage over champion boxer Terence “Bud” Crawford being ordered out of his car at gunpoint only hours after the city held a downtown celebration in his honor.

“Quite frankly, that is generally a true statement. The number of stops are disproportionate. That is nationwide,” Police Chief Tobb Schmaderer said at a news conference to address an internal investigation into Crawford’s traffic stop.

The police confrontation with Crawford, who is Black, has reignited long-simmering tensions between Omaha’s Black community and its police force. Omaha Sen. Terrell McKinney, one of three Black state lawmakers in the Nebraska Legislature and a vocal critic of Omaha police and the state’s justice system, said he was disappointed — but not surprised — by the police stop.

Schmaderer has long been an advocate of community policing that aims to build trust between officers and the public they patrol. He said Friday that he understands there is a lot of anger in the community over the treatment of Crawford — a favorite son of Omaha after making history by becoming the first male boxer to capture three unified division titles.

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Black champion boxer ordered out of his car at gunpoint in Omaha after the city held a celebration in his honor (Original Post) dalton99a Saturday OP
Oopsie. rubbersole Saturday #1
This is so fooking outrageous! When is this going to stop??? BComplex Saturday #2
Horrible. Fire those pigs !!!! Trueblue1968 Saturday #3
When they go after professional athletes from the NFL, MLB, NBA or a major NoMoreRepugs Saturday #4
What a fucked up country we are. 1WorldHope Saturday #5

BComplex

(9,593 posts)
2. This is so fooking outrageous! When is this going to stop???
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 11:29 AM
Saturday

There are so so many POC that are so highly loved and respected in this country. Hell -- worldwide!
Why is it that so many people with small minds and questionable integrity are allowed in police forces, or are given time on public or social media? There is no commercial value in integrity? There are no hiring qualifications for a person's character?

DAMN IT!!! It's time for this shit to stop. The vast majority of Americans want this shit to stop. It's that same fucking 30% that are truly bad apples.

NoMoreRepugs

(11,657 posts)
4. When they go after professional athletes from the NFL, MLB, NBA or a major
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 12:20 PM
Saturday

College football team maybe some national outrage will occur.

1WorldHope

(1,685 posts)
5. What a fucked up country we are.
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 12:29 PM
Saturday

Thankfully he wasn't on Chicago or Portland, Ice would have arrested him and maybe worse.

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