This is terrifying.
A man detailed his terrifying and infuriating encounter with police after just stopping at a local drug store to buy some conditioner.
@TheHipsterRebbe detailed the events leading up to being nearly shot as police drew their weapons while he innocently shopped for hair products.
Wearing noise-cancelling headphones the color of his thick, curly hair, he stopped off to purchase conditioner. While pursuing the aisle, he finally settled on his choice and turned to proceed to pay for the product when he was shocked to see an officer with his weapon drawn screaming at him directions he couldn’t hear because of his headphones. He yelled back to please take them off because he couldn’t hear and was afraid to take them off himself for fear that they would shoot him.
Read the story to see what happened:
Here’s a story about how I nearly just got killed by this cop. pic.twitter.com/3IYZFM9Ggh
— Ziggy 🌹 (@TheHipsterRebbe) January 3, 2018
I was walking home from the gym. and realized I needed conditioner for my wild hair. pic.twitter.com/BOiMCOxAtt
— Ziggy 🌹 (@TheHipsterRebbe) January 3, 2018
I was wearing my new headphones; noise canceling. Sometimes I like to shut the world out and listen to music.
They’re dark and sometimes manage to hide in my curls. This is important later. pic.twitter.com/QiBQiovwtI— Ziggy 🌹 (@TheHipsterRebbe) January 3, 2018
I looked at a couple items, like face wipes. But decided just to get her conditioner. I go to the aisle and was looking for 5 minutes before deciding on one.
I turn to go up the aisle to pay there’s a Nassau County Police officer standing there. With his weapon drawn.
— Ziggy 🌹 (@TheHipsterRebbe) January 3, 2018
First he goes down another aisle. Then comes back…with another officer also with his weapon drawn.
The second officer screams at me to get on the ground. Now. I can barely hear them cuz of my headphones.— Ziggy 🌹 (@TheHipsterRebbe) January 3, 2018
“What is happening?!”
I raised both hands with my right still holding the conditioner.
“JUST FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS!”
He shouted back.
“Put your hands on the ground and move them forward”— Ziggy 🌹 (@TheHipsterRebbe) January 3, 2018
My headphones were still blaring, I could barely hear.
“I CAN’T HEAR BECAUSE OF MY HEADPHONES. PLEASE TAKE THEM OFF. SO I CAN FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.”
All I wanted to do was follow instructions. Last thing I wanted was some mild mistake to end my life. Like with Daniel Shaver.
— Ziggy 🌹 (@TheHipsterRebbe) January 3, 2018
When he was shot.
Daniel, was crawling when he was confronted by Mesa, Az police. He was murdered by an officer when he made a mistake while following instructions. pic.twitter.com/FmrycuOwCp— Ziggy 🌹 (@TheHipsterRebbe) January 3, 2018
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