The office then wrestled Cooks to the ground as she screamed, "Please, I am pregnant! Please stop this!" Cooks was face-down on the ground. "Imagine what kids who saw the incident tell your child," she continued. "And if you think the whole incident happened because of your race, how does that impact your view of police?" Cooks is black and it appears the officer is white. The ACLU says Cooks' arrest was unlawful because California law does not require a person to provide an ID and a person can refuse. She has retained an attorney.
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