“You’re always gonna be a Mexican!”. That was what one motorist screamed at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy during a routine traffic stop where the apparent racist motorist shouted down the Latino officer after he caught her using her cellphone while driving. The police department did not release the woman’s information which I have to commend their efforts to protect her despite the abuse she inflicted on the deputy.
Bill Melugin from Fox News says he received the footage from the deputy and later learned her identity but also would not disclose her information out of respect for the officer’s decision. The motorist claimed to be a teacher and the stop took place in San Dimas California. In the video, you can hear her call the officer a “murderer” multiple times adding, “you’re always gonna be a Mexican, you’ll never be white, you know that?”
LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told Fox News that he was “appalled” by what he saw in the video, but commended his deputy for staying professional.
“She claims to be a teacher. I’m not so sure where she is teaching… but if she represents her profession, is that an indictment on her profession and the caliber of people?” Villanueva asked.
“You have one incident like George Floyd….but some people want to label the entire profession as if everyone was a Derek Chauvin. It shows you that bigotry, racism comes in all, colors and all ages — that’s proof of that right there. If you want to call all of the deputies murderers, unfortunately, you are doing the exact same thing you’re accusing other people of doing against your own kind.”
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A Latino LASD deputy sent me his bodycam video of a woman claiming to be a teacher launching into a racist tirade against him when he pulled her over in San Dimas. She repeatedly calls him a murderer. pic.twitter.com/Cc8jSVenCQ— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) May 3, 2021
The officer remained calm during the interaction and to be perfectly honest, I am amazed that all she received was a citation. Especially after the officer discovered that she was driving without her license. The behavior she displayed has become all too common and it has to stop.