{"id":9659,"date":"2020-06-17T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/heartbreaking-video-shows-young-boy-hiding-from-cops-while-shooting-hoops\/"},"modified":"2020-06-17T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T12:13:00","slug":"heartbreaking-video-shows-young-boy-hiding-from-cops-while-shooting-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heartbreaking-video-shows-young-boy-hiding-from-cops-while-shooting-hoops\/","title":{"rendered":"#Heartbreaking video shows young boy hiding from cops while shooting hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Heartbreaking video shows young boy hiding from cops while shooting hoops<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n A young boy was caught on video hiding from a passing police car as he was playing basketball outside his Connecticut home \u2014 telling his dad that he took cover \u201cbecause they killed George Floyd,\u201d according to a report.<\/p>\n

The footage shows 10-year-old Eliah dribbling a ball as the patrol car drives by, prompting him to hide behind a vehicle until the perceived danger was over, CBS News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy does he feel like he has to hide when he isn\u2019t doing anything wrong?\u201d the child\u2019s father, Stacey Pierre-Louis wrote on Instagram, where he posted the clip, which caught the attention of NBA superstar LeBron James.<\/p>\n

\u201cBreaks my Heart!!\u201d the hoops legend wrote on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pierre-Louis, a resident of Trumbull, said he debated whether to share the video.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was at work watching my son shoot hoops in the driveway when I caught this. It floored me,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll save the dramatics, but growing up black or brown most of the time means fearing the police vs looking up to them,\u201d Pierre-Louis continued. \u201dI live in an affluent neighborhood in Trumbull with a really good school system. This kid has all the opportunity to do\/be whatever he wants unlike many kids who look like him because resources aren\u2019t made available.<\/p>\n

\u201cI asked him why he did that when he got home. He replied; \u2018because they killed George Floyd.\u2019 Stunned, I replied; ok kiddo. I didn\u2019t know what and still don\u2019t know what to say to him to make it better,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Pierre-Louis said a manager at his job told him to let Eliah know that \u201cwhat he did is ridiculous\u201d and to teach him not to fear cops.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeep down I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s true, maybe staying out of the way is best,\u201d he wrote. \u201cHe didn\u2019t learn this behavior at home. We stream movies<\/a> so he doesn\u2019t see the news and we don\u2019t talk negatively about police.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pierre-Louis, a client adviser at a local BMW dealership, told CBS News a few days later that his son was \u201cdoing well,\u201d adding that he was \u201coptimistic that this can add to making a change for the better.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince I\u2019ve shared this video, I\u2019ve been overwhelmed with support which leads me to believe that there is far more good in this world than there is bad,\u201d he told the network Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it is our hope that this video can be used as a tool to help continue to bring us together in this fight and inspire change for the better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pierre-Louis added that he felt \u201chelplessness\u201d when he first saw the video.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut unfortunately this is the reality for millions of Black and minority children across this nation and the world,\u201d he told CBS News.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy priority as a parent and family man is to protect my son and children from the atrocities and injustices of the world and provide them with the tools to be whole, productive and fearless contributing members of the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cUnfortunately, in the state of times and for reasons we all see daily, it makes it difficult. But as many parents are doing, I can only continue to educate and prepare my son with the truth and arm him with the tools to continue to create change. It\u2019s my hope that when he becomes a man, he\u2019ll then be able to do the same for his family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pierre-Louis added that Eliah was shocked that King James weighed in.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son was over the moon to see that his favorite player noticed him and that LeBron saw him playing,\u201d he told CBS News. \u201cThe first question he asked is if LeBron saw that he made the shot at the end of the video!\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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