Saturday morning a state trooper in Philadelphia arrested two people after a traffic stop. One of those people was the executive director of the Office of LGBT Affairs for the city. Celena Morrison, who is black and trans, filmed a portion of the arrest and interaction with the trooper who is white. That video was posted online and has since garnered a lot of attention. The mayor expressed concern about it on X.
A video circulating on social media that depicts a portion of the incident is very concerning to me, and I will have no further comment until the investigation has been completed.
— Mayor Cherelle L. Parker (@PhillyMayor) March 2, 2024
So what happened here? Let’s start with the video which shows part of the incident. The man on the ground in this clip is Darius McLean who runs a Community Center in Philadelphia and is Celena Morrison’s husband. Morrison is filming and also…
