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Police Deny Accusations Of Racial Profiling With White Teen, Black Dancers
When Houston police spotted Landry Thompson (pictured left), a 13-year-old Tulsa, Okla., dancer in the company of two Black men, Josiah Kelly (pictured right), 22, her dance partner, and Emmanuel Hurd (pictured center), 29, instructor, at a convenience store at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning, they reportedly assumed she was in danger, so they handcuffed the crew and sent Thompson to child services.
Thompson, Hurd, and Kelly were traveling from Tulsa to Houston to work with hip-hop artists at a dance academy and to perform in a video. After reportedly rehearsing all day, they decided to stop at a convenience store to get gas. When Houston police officers saw Thompson in the company of two Black men in the wee hours of Sunday morning, they reportedly jumped to conclusions and refused to listen to the trio’s explanations.
Consequently, all three victims were reportedly dragged out of their vehicle and placed in handcuffs against the patrol car. “They were convinced I was a runaway,” Thompson told KHOU.
Thompson ended up being separated from the men and placed in the custody of Child Protective Services (CPS), while the men were held and questioned.
Hurd and Kelly were eventually released but reportedly waited six hours in their car for Thompson to be released outside of a CPS facility.
Now the Houston police department is being called on the carpet for the way they handled the situation and are responding to the allegations against them, according to KHOU. To read more, click here.
Universal Shuts Down ‘Fast & Furious 7′ Production
NEW YORK (AP) — Universal Pictures has shut down production on “Fast & Furious 7″ indefinitely following the death of its star, Paul Walker.
The studio announced Wednesday that the film will shut down “for a period of time so we can assess all options available to move forward with the franchise.”
The seventh installment of the street car racing series had begun shooting in September. While much of “Fast & Furious 7″ has been filmed, it’s far from complete.
When Walker died in a fiery car crash Saturday north of Los Angeles, the film was on break for the Thanksgiving holiday. Shooting had been planned to resume Monday in Atlanta, but production was put on hold following Walker’s death.
Universal had been trying to fast-track “Fast & Furious 7″ for a July 11 release, a date that’s likely to be postponed. Universal hasn’t yet announced any release date change.
“Right now, all of us at Universal are dedicated to providing support to Paul’s immediate family and our extended `Fast & Furious’ family of cast, crew and filmmakers,” the studio said in a statement. To read more, click here.
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