Review of Traffic Stop (2017) by Joel F — 26 Feb 2018

Technically the documentary was fine. HOWEVER, as a person that believes that racial profiling and unwarranted police brutality does exist, I'm shocked that the story of Breaion King is the one that chose to feature. To me, she's a completely unsympathetic character. She's a liar (it's clear that she knew she was being followed and was racing to the store to try to get away from the police officer, she was belligerent and deliberately escalated the situation by being rude, dismissive and not following some clearly provided instruction.

I have no sympathy for Breaion King and hope she does not win her lawsuit as she doesn't deserve it but I also think the police officer needs to be terminated. They were both wrong. Her for escalating the situation and him for giving in to the power trip he was on as a police officer. It's really sad that this is the best person they could find.

Also, I really don't appreciate the documentary maker trying to tug on my heart strings by portraying her as a wonderful teacher. That snippet at the end where she's running around with the students, flailing her arms around more than the students and teaching them about carnivores and omnivores is a bit too contrived. I would be appalled to have a teacher like her teach my children after watching a video of her acting the way that she did while being stopped.