Twista’s Manager Blames Racial Profiling In Tour Bus Raid
By Franc G. on Sep 22, 2007 in Twista | 0 Comments | |
According to Twista’s Manager the Bus raid that took place was a result of racial profiling.
Manager Rawle Stewart thinks the rapper was unfairly targeted by Michigan State Police after his tour bus was seized by ten officers on the way to Detroit on Wednesday.The officers were acting on suspicion of handling drugs and held traffic on the interstate for nearly two hours , only to find nothing.
Stewart says:
“What started out as a two car stop turned out to be six or seven Michigan State Police officers searching the bus.
“I think it was a case of profiling because they immediately assumed we had drugs and told us they found residue, but was letting us off with a warning.
“It was so petty. When it was all said and done, we didn’t even get a ticket. They gave us a lecture like, ‘In Michigan we don’t tolerate that and if you come through our state again, you will get locked up.’
There’s people on the interstate passing by like, Is that Twista? They said to us ‘This may help your career or it may hurt your career, but we don’t tolerate that in Michigan.’”
According to U.S reports, police stopped the bus because it was registered to Entertainment Coach of America, a company known for trafficking illegal substances across the state.
Michigan State Police have neither confirmed nor denied the incident.
