Man calls 911 on self to ‘goad’ cops into George Floyd incident

[Pavel Mosko]

"The incident started when someone identifying themselves as “Stacy Williams” called 911 in Arlington in February to report a black teenager in a tan hoodie, telling dispatch the teenager was holding a handgun with a red bandana tied around it. The caller said the teenager looked “too young to even have a pistol. He only looks 16, 17 years old.”

“Well, I’m at the bus stop, and there’s a colored young man, and I can see a pistol right there,” the 911 caller said. “I saw him fidgeting a pistol at the bus stop kind of scared me.”


Rantz: Man calls 911 on self to 'goad' cops into George Floyd incident, reports Black man with gun


Man arrested for allegedly calling 911 on himself in an attempt to spark a 'George Floyd' type incident, police say


This really reminds me of Jussie Smollet..

 

[Michie]

Ugh! I find those antics despicable.

 

[Lawrence87]

I hope they give him whatever the maximal punnishment is for wasting their time.

 

[parousia70]

Reminds me of this guy:
“Umbrella Man” is white supremacist who tried to incite riot: police

And these people.

https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/...-of-antifa-protesters-plague-small-us-cities/

Fact check: False claim of facial recognition of antifa at Capitol

 

[Ringo84]

Neither of those sources are remotely believable. Better source?
Ringo

 

[SilverBear]

There is nothing in the stories or in the comments form the police to indicate any motive much less "attempt to spark a 'George Floyd' type incident"

I think inclusion of the George Floyd angle is some something disreputable news sources added on.

 

[Pavel Mosko]

@Ringo84 @SilverBear.

I have Newsguard dowloaded on my browser and both those sources have been vetted with a green check mark, regardless of you not liking how they look.

As to you not liking the George Floyd angle Silverbear, what other kind of motivation would you give this if you were writing the story? Not many people try to set themselves up with phony police calls....



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[SilverBear]

@Ringo84 @SilverBear.

I have Newsguard dowloaded on my browser and both those sources have been vetted with a green check mark, regardless of you not liking how they look.

As to you not liking the George Floyd angle Silverbear, what other kind of motivation would you give this if you were writing the story? Not many people try to set themselves up with phony police calls....



"NewsGuard is a journalism and technology company that rates the credibility of news and information websites and tracks online misinformation."

Frontpage - NewsGuard

why is there unfounded speculation about a motive in the first place? that isn't journalism

 

[The Liturgist]

It sounds to me like attempted Suicide by Cop actually. That’s a major problem.

I hope they give him whatever the maximal punnishment is for wasting their time.

It is unlawful to abuse the 911 system and to file a false police report with an officer.