Arkansas Trooper Slams, Punches Black Teen During Traffic Stop

You can test this theory out by showing the tongue-to-boot community this viral video of an Arkansas state trooper slamming and punching an 18-year-old Black woman, who had been pulled over for speeding before cops moved to arrest her, which seemed to be largely due to her having an “attitude.”

According to CBS News, 18-year-old Alisa Hackett, of Osceola, Arkansas, was pulled over on State Highway 18 near Manila at about 10:45 p.m. on Aug. 1. The officer who stopped her said he clocked her driving 71 mph in a 60-mph zone with the vehicle’s hazard lights on, according to an Arkansas State Police report, which also notes that Hackett told state trooper Moisses Arellano she was rushing home because her car’s window had broken.

Arellano also noted that Hackett was not wearing her seat belt and that her license plate was covered. All of these infractions are perfectly reasonable justifications for issuing a traffic ticket to the young motorist, but a reasonable, non-bootlicking person would agree there’s no reason to make an arrest, so far.

Well, it turns out Hackett also had a sealed bottle of liquor in the front seat. In dashcam footage, Arellano can be heard asking Hackett, “Why do you have a Tito’s bottle, you’re not even 21?” Later, he acknowledged that the bottle was sealed

According to CBS, a police report noted that Arellano described Hackett as “being difficult” when he issued her citations, which means he actually did cite her. So, why the arrest?

Well, at one point, another trooper came to the scene and claimed Hackett had been pulled over for speeding “a few days earlier” and had an open alcohol container in her vehicle, but was let go with a warning. It’s unclear whether that’s true or not. It is clear that being in possession of an open container is not the same as having a…