Former Baltimore cop tweeted horrible police injustices he claims to have witnessed
Retired police officer and US Marine Corps veteran Michael A. Wood Jr. took to Twitter Wednesday to share stories of the awful events he claims to have witnessed while active in the embattled police force.
Wood posted the tweets Wednesday after he "virtually begged local media to give [him] a voice," according to Vice. He started retelling what he had seen in a sequence of tweets that started with:
"So here we go. I'm going to start Tweeting the things I've seen & participated in, in policing that is corrupt, intentional or not."
In a rapid fire of posts, Wood shared the various things he claimed to have seen while working as a police officer in Baltimore. Some of the events he reportedly witnessed are:
%shareLinks-quote="A detective slapping a completely innocent female in the face for bumping into him, coming out of a corner chicken store." type="quote" author="Michael A. Wood Jr." authordesc=""%
%shareLinks-quote="Targeting 16-24 year old black males essentially because we arrest them more, perpetrating the circle of arresting them more." type="quote" author="Michael A. Wood Jr." authordesc=""%
%shareLinks-quote="Punting a handcuffed, face down, suspect in the face, after a foot chase. My handcuffs, not my boot or suspect." type="quote" author="Michael A. Wood Jr." authordesc=""%
thousands of people protested police brutality in Baltimore after Freddie Gray suffered a fatal spinal cord injury while in police custody in April.
In May, Wood told the Secular News Network that the Baltimore Police Department started the riots. He claimed that Gray's death illuminates how differently officers treat black people from white people.
While the events that Wood claims to have witnessed have not been substantiated, they've certainly caused concern throughout Baltimore and the rest of the country. At a time when police authority and brutality is stirring discussion and debate, Wood is only one of many United States citizens looking for justice and equality.
Click through this slideshow to see the full list of tweets posted by Michael A. Wood Jr. on Wednesday:
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