[logfromblammo]

"You can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride."

This was extrajudicial punishment for expressing anti-police sentiments. They were able to take away his freedom, job, home, vehicle, and family, without even going to trial. By the time the prosecution was forced to drop the case for lack of evidence, their mission had already been accomplished.

They abused the justice system to punish prior to conviction, all based on their perception of his unforgivable blackness.