TMZ obtains video of Emoni Bates arrest

https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/13/basketball-star-emoni-bates-cries-on-phone-mom-gun-arrest/?adid=social-tw

Three observations from the video:

1) Emoni immediately erased all doubt that he knew the gun was in the car and that he knew it was registered. I know some people had speculated that Emoni didn’t know the gun was the car, given that his attorney said he borrowed the car. But as soon as the officer asked him to step out, he informed the officer the gun was in the car and he informed them it was unregistered. Just don’t understand why he knowingly got in the car with an unregistered gun. I don’t think a 19 year nationally famous basketball player could have enemies to where he needs to move like that.

2) I don’t even remember reports of the arrest mentioning that he had weed AND he was driving alone at 10:45 PM with only a learner’s permit. Michigan law does not allow learner’s permit holders to drive alone OR to drive between 10 PM and 5 AM, so he was violating around 3 laws here. Just unusually bad judgment.

3) Emoni clearly thought he was in more trouble than he was actually in when he called his mom. She actually had to calm him down. I’m sure the kid thought his career and future were over with at that time. I’m glad the charges are now getting dismissed and he has another chance, but I do wonder if the outcome would’ve been different if his name weren’t Emoni Bates. Also, ironically, at least one of the orricers had already known who Emoni was and actually thought he was in the NBA already.

by UnGuardableEman