Dr. Marc Lamont Hill sues Philadelphia police for $1 million over harassment

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a Hip-Hop intellectual and associate college professor, has filed a $1 million dollar lawsuit against the Philadelphia police.

Hill, an Associate Professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College, filed the lawsuit in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, claiming that two officers harassed him.

Hill, who is currently a political contributor for Fox News Channel, regularly appears on programs such as The O’Reilly Factor, Huckabee, and Hannity in addition to being featured on other channels like CNN, MSNBC, and CourtTV.

According to the lawsuit, the incident unfolded on June 17th when Philadelphia police asked Hill to produce his vehicle registration, to which Hill complied.

After questioning why he was being stopped, Officer Decoatsworth allegedly yanked Hill out of the car by his arm, pushed his fist into his back and asked Hill if he “could afford” his vehicle.

As this occurred, another unnamed officer searched Hill’s vehicle without his consent.

Officer DeCoatsworth then told Hill to “get out of this neighborhood and go home” and never charged the professor with a crime.

Dr. Hill, who is a resident of Philadelphia, earned his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. He claims the officers violated his First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

“The Constitutional violations suffered by Plaintiff were the result of the City’s policies, procedures, customs and practices of allowing its officers to make stops without reasonable suspicion, and to use unreasonable and excessive force thereby violating the civil rights of those with whom they come into contact,” Hill’s lawyer Leonard K. Hill said in court papers.

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill recently made headlines when he responded to an editorial rapper Slim Thug wrote about his opinion on relationships with Black women, in Vibe Magazine.

Dr. Hill has also been featured on television on a regular basis, where he has discussed a variety of topics, including Hip-Hop culture.

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