A racist police officer arrested and beat up a Black teenager for no reason โ until the boy called his father, an FBI agent…
It started as another ordinary afternoon in Atlantaโuntil Officer Reed stopped seventeen-year-old Jamal Carter for โlooking suspicious.โ What followed was a brutal arrest that would shake the local police department to its core once one phone call changed everything.
The sun was still blazing over Atlantaโs west side when Jamal Carter, a high school junior, walked home from basketball practice. Sweat clung to his jersey, earbuds in, music loud. Then, a patrol car slowed beside him. The officer, Mark Reedโa man known for his short temper and racial biasโrolled down his window.
โHey, you! Stop right there,โ Reed barked.
Jamal froze, confused. โDid I do something wrong, sir?โ
โDonโt talk back,โ Reed snapped. โYou fit the description of a suspect from a burglary nearby.โ Without warning, he ordered Jamal to place his hands on the hood. Jamal complied, fear rising in his chest.
Reed frisked him roughly, muttering racial slurs under his breath. When Jamal protested his innocence, Reed slammed him to the ground. The teenagerโs cheek scraped against the pavement, his backpack thrown aside.
โPlease, I didnโt do anything!โ Jamal cried.
Reed struck him once in the ribs with his baton. People nearby started recording. Still, Reed handcuffed Jamal and dragged him to the car. The pain was sharp, but humiliation burned even worse.
At the station, Jamal sat trembling in an interrogation room. He asked to call his father. Reed laughed. โSure, call whoever you want. It wonโt help.โ
With shaking hands, Jamal dialed. โDadโฆ they arrested me.โ
On the other end, Special Agent David Carter of the FBI froze. His calm voice barely masked his fury. โWhich station?โ he asked quietly.
Within twenty minutes, black SUVs pulled into the precinct. Reed was still filling out his report when the door burst open. In walked Agent Carter, flanked by federal officers. The room fell silent.
โRelease my son. Now,โ Carter said, his badge gleaming. Reedโs face drained of color…. Watch: [in comment] – Made with AI