A YouTube executive joined the ranks of the countless other white people who call 911 on Black people for doing mundane things.
Software engineer Wesly Michel recorded Christopher Cukor as the YouTube exec called the police on July 4. The video has garnered nearly 1.4 million views and reignited conversations regarding racial profiling. Michel was reportedly waiting for a friend outside of an upscale apartment building in San Francisco when Cukor assumed he did not belong on the premises.
"Can you please call your friend on the call box and have them come downstairs?" Cukor asked.
At this point, Michel, who was clearly upset by the man's interrogation, told him to essentially mind his business.
"They don’t need to do that, you can just walk away," he replied.
Cukor's young son begged and pleaded for his father to walk away. The boy can be heard telling his dad to end his 911 call.
"Daddy, don’t, don’t," the boy said. "Daddy, go. It’s the better, I agree with him, daddy. It’s better. I don’t like this. Let’s go."
The engineer told Cukor to heed his son's advice, but Cukor continued to call the authorities. According to The New York Post, Michel warned the man to stop by reminding him of other white people who have called police on Black people, which didn't deter him.
Indy 100 reports the YouTube employee reportedly stalked Michel into the building before calling 911. Then, after hassling the gentlemen for some time, Cukor sees that the friend Michel waited for had arrived.
The woman greeted Michel and seemingly the incident was over. Cukor hangs up the phone telling whoever was on the other end that the friend arrived.
Within the past year, white people have called law enforcement on Black people for sleeping in their dorm, sitting in Starbucks, barbecuing, selling water and much more. The issue has become so prevalent, legislators around the country are proposing bills to make calling the cops on Black people for mundane acts illegal.