Eric Andre: Police Stopped Me for Flying While Black. I’m Suing. Here’s Why.

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Eric Andre: Police Stopped Me for Flying While Black. I’m Suing. Here’s Why.
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'During those few minutes, the other (white) passengers were forced to shimmy around me. They gawked while doing so—after all, I must have done something to deserve all the police attention. I boarded the plane utterly humiliated, and angry,' ericandre

Last year, I was steps from completing what is, for most Americans, a mundane part of air travel—walking down the jet bridge from the airport gate to the plane—when the police stopped me.Shortly after I entered the jet bridge, two police officers stepped in front of me, blocking my path.

Soon enough the encounter was over, and I was boarding the plane. So, no big deal, right? Wrong. During those few minutes, the other passengers were forced to shimmy around me. They gawked while doing so—after all, I must have done“ So, it’s no surprise that the Clayton County task force finds almost no drugs on jet bridges. Of the 402 stops my legal team has examined, only one resulted in an arrest.

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