A cop tried to arrest him for wearing a hoodie, but that’s not where the harassment ended

A fraught encounter caught on video between a San Bernardino sheriff and a man walking in his own neighborhood reveals troubling truisms about the continued expansion and abuse of unchecked police power.

Aaron Reinas was just blocks from his home when a San Bernardino, California, sheriff accosted and accused him of burglarizing cars. What happened next reveals the dangers of unchecked police power and the dire consequences individual citizens can face for standing up for their rights. PAR investigates Reinas’s questionable arrest and why police often ignore the law in pursuit of phantom crimes.

Pre-Production/Studio: Stephen Janis
Post-Production: Stephen Janis, Dwayne Gladden

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