Blake Cook

The Uber driver, it was an Uber driver that we stopped, black kid, said that I called people coming out of the apartment complex, the N-word. Called and complained, so an investigation happened. I had my body camera on 24-7. I will say whatever, I will say whatever with my camera or with my camera off. Whatever I say with it off, I'll say with it on. I don't change. It's just who I am.

The Uber driver, it was an Uber driver that we stopped, black kid, said that I called people coming out of the apartment complex, the N-word. Called and complained, so an investigation happened. I had my body camera on 24-7. I will say whatever, I will say whatever with my camera or with my camera off. Whatever I say with it off, I'll say with it on. I don't change. It's just who I am.

The Uber driver, it was an Uber driver that we stopped, black kid, said that I called people coming out of the apartment complex, the N-word. Called and complained, so an investigation happened. I had my body camera on 24-7. I will say whatever, I will say whatever with my camera or with my camera off. Whatever I say with it off, I'll say with it on. I don't change. It's just who I am.

I said, go ahead and review it. Went in, set it in, it uploaded. Didn't happen. But we had a major at the time named Major Whitaker. He was racist. He was a black dude. He was racist. He hated white police officers, in my opinion. Just my opinion. He was not proactive. He was a horrible cop throughout his career. And He didn't like the way I talked to people in that neighborhood.

I said, go ahead and review it. Went in, set it in, it uploaded. Didn't happen. But we had a major at the time named Major Whitaker. He was racist. He was a black dude. He was racist. He hated white police officers, in my opinion. Just my opinion. He was not proactive. He was a horrible cop throughout his career. And He didn't like the way I talked to people in that neighborhood.

I said, go ahead and review it. Went in, set it in, it uploaded. Didn't happen. But we had a major at the time named Major Whitaker. He was racist. He was a black dude. He was racist. He hated white police officers, in my opinion. Just my opinion. He was not proactive. He was a horrible cop throughout his career. And He didn't like the way I talked to people in that neighborhood.

He thought I was talking to someone like that because they were black. So they called me in the office, in his office. Like, hey, we refuse this footage. Major Whitaker wants to have a conversation with you. And I'm like, dude, okay, I cussed. Sorry. Like, when you're in those environments, you speak their language. You don't tell them, please get inside. They don't understand that.

He thought I was talking to someone like that because they were black. So they called me in the office, in his office. Like, hey, we refuse this footage. Major Whitaker wants to have a conversation with you. And I'm like, dude, okay, I cussed. Sorry. Like, when you're in those environments, you speak their language. You don't tell them, please get inside. They don't understand that.

He thought I was talking to someone like that because they were black. So they called me in the office, in his office. Like, hey, we refuse this footage. Major Whitaker wants to have a conversation with you. And I'm like, dude, okay, I cussed. Sorry. Like, when you're in those environments, you speak their language. You don't tell them, please get inside. They don't understand that.

They didn't grow up with that verbiage. Hey, get the fuck inside. Okay, cool. Sorry, it's not regular police. We're going back inside. So I get in there and they're all in there. And he's like, talking about, well, we didn't like how you talked to people in that neighborhood. You know, it's a minority neighborhood. You know, the times that we're living in, you could have been a little nicer.

They didn't grow up with that verbiage. Hey, get the fuck inside. Okay, cool. Sorry, it's not regular police. We're going back inside. So I get in there and they're all in there. And he's like, talking about, well, we didn't like how you talked to people in that neighborhood. You know, it's a minority neighborhood. You know, the times that we're living in, you could have been a little nicer.

They didn't grow up with that verbiage. Hey, get the fuck inside. Okay, cool. Sorry, it's not regular police. We're going back inside. So I get in there and they're all in there. And he's like, talking about, well, we didn't like how you talked to people in that neighborhood. You know, it's a minority neighborhood. You know, the times that we're living in, you could have been a little nicer.

I'm like, I'm like looking over at my leadership, like, Does anybody want to tell him why I was there? Do you even know why I was out there? A female cop is being threatened that they were going to kill her. I'm like looking at my leadership like, y'all want to, y'all didn't tell him? Y'all didn't brief him on this? Because in his mind, I'm out there just freelancing.

I'm like, I'm like looking over at my leadership, like, Does anybody want to tell him why I was there? Do you even know why I was out there? A female cop is being threatened that they were going to kill her. I'm like looking at my leadership like, y'all want to, y'all didn't tell him? Y'all didn't brief him on this? Because in his mind, I'm out there just freelancing.

I'm like, I'm like looking over at my leadership, like, Does anybody want to tell him why I was there? Do you even know why I was out there? A female cop is being threatened that they were going to kill her. I'm like looking at my leadership like, y'all want to, y'all didn't tell him? Y'all didn't brief him on this? Because in his mind, I'm out there just freelancing.

The people that see me out there have, everybody being quiet, crickets, hands in the pockets. He's like, Cook, what would you have said if you were in Van Story's Hill? Van Story was a really nice neighborhood in Fayetteville. And a group of four or five white women came out drinking wine. And you were on a traffic stop. What would you tell them?

The people that see me out there have, everybody being quiet, crickets, hands in the pockets. He's like, Cook, what would you have said if you were in Van Story's Hill? Van Story was a really nice neighborhood in Fayetteville. And a group of four or five white women came out drinking wine. And you were on a traffic stop. What would you tell them?

The people that see me out there have, everybody being quiet, crickets, hands in the pockets. He's like, Cook, what would you have said if you were in Van Story's Hill? Van Story was a really nice neighborhood in Fayetteville. And a group of four or five white women came out drinking wine. And you were on a traffic stop. What would you tell them?

Again, I'm looking at my leadership, like, this dude's trying to bait me in on a race question. They're looking at me, I'm like, I tell them, get the fuck back inside. We ain't the regular police. Nothing changes. Don't make this a race thing. And my leadership, they're like, oh. I'm like, don't, oh. How about you be a man and say you sent us out there?

Again, I'm looking at my leadership, like, this dude's trying to bait me in on a race question. They're looking at me, I'm like, I tell them, get the fuck back inside. We ain't the regular police. Nothing changes. Don't make this a race thing. And my leadership, they're like, oh. I'm like, don't, oh. How about you be a man and say you sent us out there?