Video Calls Officer's Treatment Of Black Citizens Into Question
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MCKINNEY (CBSDFW.COM) – A video has emerged calling into question a white McKinney police officer's treatment of black citizens.
"The way that officer was acting it seemed like he was going to shoot somebody," said McKinney resident Prezell Oliver, who shot the video.
The men involved in the video met Tuesday with McKinney Police Chief Gregory Conley. Neither side backed down over whether the video was good police work or another example of an officer abusing his power.
The video shows the officer charging toward two unarmed men, pointing his gun and shouting orders.
The men, Andrew Guilford and Oliver said they complied during last week's incident.
Still they were handcuffed and threatened with arrest.
"I think if you're an officer you should be able to address the situation better than they did and just let us know what you're on our property for," said Guilford.
Police said a woman called claiming one of the men was going to shoot her and police.
During a meeting with the men at headquarters, Chief Conely defended his officer citing the serious nature of the call.
But the men provided another video clip, which shows they also called police to get the woman to leave, an ex-girlfriend of one of them who was parked in front of the house.
"She basically was stirring up trouble like she was a teenager," said a neighbor.
The video of an officer taking down a bikini-clad teenage girl at a pool party is still fresh on the minds of black community leaders who said this video is another example of racial profiling.
"It's the culture of the McKinney Police department that we want to change," said community activist Alonzo Tutson.
The handcuffed men said this latest video also raises concerns about the rights of citizens standing on their own property.
No one was arrested or charged for anything. Both sides refer to that as proof the situation was handled properly.
Both Guilford and Oliver picked up the paperwork Tuesday to file an official complaint.
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