Councilman Jesse Brown Calls Police on Black “Kid”.
Incident Shows True Colors of the Self-Described Anti-Racist, Police-Abolitionist.
Last night in several posts on X, Indianapolis Councilman Jesse Brown described an incident in which he was the victim of a hit and run. According to Councilman Jesse Brown, he was riding his moped and was hit by a “very young Black kid with short but not buzzed hair”. Jesse Brown was not seriously hurt. According to Jesse Brown, the driver of the vehicle offered to pay for the light damage to Brown’s moped; “Just got hit by a car. The kid offered to cash app me and when I said no, the police have to be involved, he sped away. Glad I got his license plate!” Then, Jesse Brown called his wife for assistance; “Wife is here and brought me an emotional support beverage”.
According to Councilman Brown, police arrived 40 minutes later. Brown claims the police told him the plates on the car were stolen and there wouldn’t be an investigation.
The Councilman, a frequent, outspoken critic of the IMPD, then made this comment:
Lol nope! Waited 40 minutes for @IMPDnews and turns out the kid had someone else's license plate on the car. Since I wasn't seriously hurt, they aren't even going to investigate.
Commit a felony against a city councilor in broad daylight! Why not? No consequences, apparently.
In summary, Jesse Brown, an outspoken, anti-racist “police abolitionist” who is proudly wearing a “Defund the Police” t-shirt in the photo below, had a minor fender-bender with a young Black man he referred to as a “kid” who tried to resolve the matter by paying Jesse Brown with a cash app. Jesse Brown refused the offer and called 911. The young man then drives off. Brown then complains about the police response, expecting special treatment because of he is a councilman.
There are way, way too many ironies to unpack here.
UPDATE: Councilman Jesse Brown has posted on X that he is changing his story. I will keep covering this… stay tuned!
Ironic is true and fair.
Right! If someone commits a crime against a politician: "LOCK THEM UP FOREVER!"
If they commit a felony against an average citizen? "NO BAIL! LET THEM GO!" etc.