An Alaska woman, who was pulled over during a traffic stop, presented police with a “white privilege” card instead of her license.
A woman pulled over during a traffic stop in Alaska last month showed cops her “white privilege” card instead of her driver’s license.
She said she couldn’t find her driver’s license, but as she flipped through the cards in her wallet, she spotted her “white privilege” card. “He laughed and called his partner. It’s their first time to see a White Privileged [sic] card,” she said in the Facebook post. The officers, identified as Nicholas Bowe and Charles Worland, let Israelah go without issuing her a citation for driving without a license.“We recognize that,” he said.She questioned if the officers decided against issuing a citation due to the novelty card.Anchorage Police investigated the incident and placed Worland and Brown on administrative leave during the 11-day probe, Case said.
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