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Two Black men have filed a lawsuit alleging that they were racially profiled by two white Des Moines police officers. The officers who pulled over the men car for no apparent reason and handcuffed one of the men while they searched the vehicle without probable cause according to AP News.

The stop was captured on the squad car and body camera video which has now been viewed more than 9 million times since being released to the public on Aug. 15. The video shows officer Kyle Thies using an aggressive tone of voice for the beginning of the interaction. Thies told the driver of the vehicle Montray Little, 23, to get out of the car or he would go to jail. Even when Little cooperated he was still handcuffed.

Thies then searches the vehicle, while officer Natalie Heinemann questions passenger Jared Clinton. During the search, there was nothing found and the men were able to drive away.

Clinton mother, Laural Clinton said she cried as she watched the dash-cam video. She stated she taught her sons to empty their hands and follow police orders.

“I thank God my son listened. He made it home that night, but I just really felt they were trying to provoke him in a negative manner that could have endangered his life,” Clinton’s mother said.

Little and Clinton’s attorney Gina Messamer, that they are suing the Des Moines Police Department and the city of Des Moines. The suit names Thies, Heinemann, police Chief Wingert and the city alleging that the plaintiffs’ civil rights were violated. Also stating that the two men were illegally searched and officers engaged in illegal racial profiling.

A spokesman for the Police department Sgt. Paul Parizek said the department is conducting an administrative review of the stop and allegations of racial profiling. Des Moines City Councilman Josh Mandelbaum said the videos are troubling but he did not go into detail until the internal investigation is finished.

“I think we need to take citizen concerns seriously and we constantly need to be working to improve throughout what we do in the city,” Mandelbaum said.

Des Moines police already face several lawsuits relating to the way officers have treated citizens.

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