Azath Vitr (D, on 11 March 2022 - 02:46 AM, said:
''"Black Panther" Director Handcuffed After Bank Of America Teller Mistakes Him For Bank Robber
[...] Coogler was wearing sunglasses, a hat and a facial covering in accordance with the bank's mask mandate.
He handed the teller a withdrawal slip that read:
"I would like to withdraw $12,000 cash from my checking account."
"Please do the money count somewhere else. I'd like to be discreet."
Despite Coogler's reasonable request for caution with a large sum from his own account, the teller's instinct was to notify her boss of an attempted bank robbery.
[...] "You can see an officer pull a gun"'
Ryan Coogler Detained After Teller Thinks He's Bank Robber: VIDEO - Comic Sands
I had assumed the teller was a racist white person, but surprise---'the teller — described in the police report as a "pregnant Black female"'
'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler detained after being mistaken for bank robber at Bank of America branch (inquirer.com)
Video of interview with the teller has her face blurred out, but her one unblurred hand looks Black:
Bodycam shows 'Black Panther' director detained on suspicion of robbery (cnn.com)
'even though he handed her his ID, her “stomach started turning.” On her computer, the withdrawal was flagged as a “high-risk transaction,” she said. She said she told her manager, “I don’t feel comfortable about this transaction.”
The manager suggested they talk to the customer, but she was worried he might have a gun, she said, and so she called 911. She added that, as a pregnant woman: “I have to protect myself. I have to protect my child.”''
https://www.nytimes....nk-america.html
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