Waller County constable claims he was racially profiled during traffic stop

[Elderberry]

Fox26 8/19/2020

Waller County Constable Herschel Smith claims he was racially profiled during a traffic stop in Harris County on Tuesday.

As first reported on FOX 26’s Isiah Carey’s blog, Harris County Constables from Precinct 5 pulled him over on what he called a felony stop.

Smith said that means that deputies had their guns drawn on him while also placing him in handcuffs on Beltway 8, near Memorial just after 6 p.m.

Smith stated that he was in his county vehicle when he flashed his lights at a speeding driver on the highway.

That’s when, according to Smith, that driver called police and said that a suspicious man was following him claiming that Smith flashed his gun. Smith denied that took place while speaking with FOX 26.

Smith stated to FOX 26 that the driver, who was white, was given more credibility than he was.

Smith added that he was wearing his constable’s uniform and identified himself as such.

Once authorities pulled Smith over, he said, deputies had at least four weapons drawn on him, including a high-powered rifle.

More: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/waller-county-constable-claims-he-was-racially-profiled-during-traffic-stop

[LegalAmerican]

I don't believe any of it.  Not profiled.  That is the 'go to', when caught in something unsavory.  PULL THE CARD. 

[Wingnut]

Smith stated that he was in his county vehicle when he flashed his lights at a speeding driver on the highway.

Dumb ass move.   You get what you get for being stupid.

[PeteS in CA]

1. It started at 6PM, not the best light. Did the driver he flashed even see the constable well enough to make out his skin color?

2. Taking the constable's story at face value, the speeder lied. HOWEVER, the Harris County constables that pulled him over and confronted him with guns drawn could not know that. They had to treat the report as possibly true.

So, IMO, it is unlikely that the speeder knew the constable's skin color and the officers who stopped him did their stop entirely reasonably.