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Liquor, Pot, Strippers, Police Chase - Another Politician Gets Off Easy

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"A newly elected Detroit city councilman said he wasn't drunk and was a victim of racial profiling when police ticketed him for a "bogus charge" of failing to use a turn signal.

The city's police chief said George Cushingberry Jr. was legally stopped Tuesday night and noted that both black and white officers were involved in the incident.

Cushingberry acknowledges there was a strong odor of marijuana in the car, but he said the smell was from a passenger who was legally carrying medical marijuana.

Two officers followed policy and summoned a supervisor after Cushingberry identified himself as a public official during the traffic stop. He had been at a bar."* Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore (TYT Comedy), Ben Mankiewicz and Michael Shure break it down on The Young Turks.

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