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Merit Appeals Board <br />December 16, 2020 <br />walked me to the door and closed it behind me. I was not allowed to walk out on my own. He <br />walked me to the door and closed it behind outside of the police station not just his office. <br />At which point, I proceeded to go down back down the stairs from the public accessway <br />because I parked in the grass where we were supposed to. And as I was walking past the picnic <br />tables, I saw everybody else on the picnic tables with their officer or they were still inside the <br />classroom. It looked as if I was the only person taken out away from the rest of the group. <br />To me, it struck me as a red flag. That's what happened during the testing. Would you like me <br />to proceed with what happened after or is that fine enough? <br />REP. SHOOK: The next question would be—did you feel you were being singled out? <br />APPELLANT SHOOK: Yes. <br />REP. SHOOK: Did you ask or try to ask anyone there why this was happening? <br />APPELLANT SHOOK: I did not feel it was my place to (inaudible). <br />REP. SHOOK: Did anybody offer an explanation as to why? Did they say, "Well, because of <br />your haircut? Because of your shoes? Because of your record? Because of your last name? <br />Because of your race?" Did any of that come up? <br />APPELLANT SHOOK: No. Officer Reyes simply said, "Based on what I see, you're not <br />getting in." <br />REP. SHOOK: What was Officer Reyes referring to when he said, "What he sees?" <br />APPELLANT SHOOK: He would not expand on that. <br />REP. SHOOK: Would it be safe to say that Officer Reyes was looking at that time at your <br />records? <br />APPELLANT SHOOK: It is possible. Yes. <br />MR. MUKAL Object to the question. Calls for speculation. <br />REP. SHOOK: Okay. <br />CHR. NAMAHOE: Sustained. <br />REP. SHOOK: I'll <br />Page 13 <br />