Black Minister Searched and Tasered by Police

The Rev. Gregg Wilson admitted that he did not cooperate with officers last week, but he said the incident should never have happened. The incident began with Kansas City police searching for a black man wearing a light shirt and dark pants. "I didn't cooperate because there was no explanation given to search me," Wilson said. Wilson was about to take some kids to a ballgame when police officers pulled up. "At the time, when I greeted him, I said, 'Hi, what's going on?' At that time, the officer just started trying to pat me down," Wilson said. Weinbaum reported that officers were responding to a report of a weapon in the area and from there it all fell apart. "I yanked away from him. The other officer came and said, 'Put your hands on the car.' I crossed my arms," Wilson said. That is when the Taser gun came out and that is when Wilson said he ran. "I am partly responsible. I accept my responsibility for running and everything. I am partly responsible," Wilson said. But he claims the responsibility ultimately lay with the officers for immediately laying hands on him without an explanation. "I work in the community. I try to help these kids stay out of trouble, and you walk up and approach me, not knowing who I am and you treat me like I'm already a hardened criminal?" Wilson said. [more ]