In yet another case of ‘Walking While Black,’ an Army soldier in South Carolina was charged Wednesday with third-degree assault after a video captured him shoving a young Black man and saying he was “in the wrong neighborhood.’
In the ugly video shot by a bystander, Pentland yells at the young man to “Go away, right now,” who responds reasonably, “Call the police!” Off-camera, a woman who Pentland identifies as his wife shouts that law enforcement has already been called.
Pentland asks the man “what it is you’re doing here,” accuses him of “aggressing the neighborhood” and then shoves him as he walks away.
The confrontation quickly went viral with social media users commenting that the only thing the man did wrong was to be “walking while black.”.
Army officials condemned Pentland’s behavior as “disturbing” and as bringing “disrespect” on Fort Jackson, the large training center where he was stationed.
The sheriff arrested Petland and he now awaits sentencing.