Purdue University officer Jon Selke is on leave after a viral video capturing his violent arrest of Black college student Adonis Tuggle went viral. Tuggle said he feared becoming the next George Floyd as the officer pinned him by the neck.
One thing to know about cops—they really just can't stand for Black people to challenge their authority even the slightest bit. Oh, Black people are tired of being stopped by police every time some random 911 caller finds something we do suspicious? "Too bad!" Black moods don't matter unless they're wrapped in a blue uniform and accompanied by a badge and gun. And white cops? Please, they don't have bad moods, you negroes are just "scary" and "dangerous." On February 4, at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, a police officer was called to investigate a report about a woman who was possibly being held against her will, according to Journal & Courier. That's where Officer Jon Selke met 24-year-old Adonis Tuggle and a woman claiming to be his girlfriend. Of course, it didn't appear that the woman was being held against her will. In fact, once Selke got to the scene, the only concern seemed to revolve around a white cop's body weight and a Black man's neck. (George Floyd, anyone?) Accompanied by video footage of the altercation recorded by the woman involved, Tuggle accused Selke of repeatedly punching him, elbowing him in the face, smothering his face in the snow, and choking him.