"Since I've shared this video, I've been overwhelmed with support which leads me to believe that there is far more good in this world than there is bad," he said Tuesday. What would you say?Ī post shared by Stacey Pierre-Louis on at 11:36am PDTįive days after posting the video, Stacey Pierre-Louis, a client advisor at a local BMW dealership, told CBS News that Eliah is "doing well" and he's "optimistic that this can add to making a change for the better." He said they've welcomed the positive attention they've received. No need to reply in the comments, but think to yourself. We stream movies so he doesn’t see the news and we don’t talk negatively about police. Deep down I don’t know if it’s true, maybe staying out of the way is best. A manager at my job told me to tell him that doing what he did is ridiculous and that I should teach him not to be fearful of police. I didn’t know what and still don’t know what to say to him to make it better. He replied “because they killed George Floyd”. Why does he feel like he has to hide when he isn’t doing anything wrong? I asked him why he did that when he got home. This kid has all the opportunity to do/be whatever he wants unlike many kids who look like him because resources aren’t made available. I live in an affluent neighborhood in Trumbull with a really good school system. I’ll save the dramatics, but growing up black or brown most of the time means fearing the police vs looking up to them. I was at work watching my son shoot hoops in the driveway when I caught this. Why does he feel like he has to hide when he isn't doing anything wrong?" he wrote in the post.ĭebated with myself for a few days before deciding to post this. This kid has all the opportunity to do/be whatever he wants unlike many kids who look like him because resources aren't made available. "I live in an affluent neighborhood in Trumbull with a really good school system.
His father says he debated whether to post the video.
A moment later, the police are gone and Eliah resumes playing basketball. The clip shows his 10-year-old son, Eliah, dribbling a ball when he suddenly stops in his tracks and then steps behind a vehicle to hide from view as a patrol car drives by. The child's father, Stacey Pierre-Louis, shared the footage in an Instagram post last week, asking his followers, "Why does he feel like he has to hide when he isn't doing anything wrong?" Video shows 10-year-old boy stopping basketball to hide from police car 00:37Ī video showing a young boy in Connecticut hiding from a police car as he was playing basketball in his driveway has gone viral, even getting the attention of NBA superstar LeBron James.
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