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Tyreek Hill is speaking out after his controversial arrest on Sunday.
Hours before the Dolphins home opener, Hill was arrested during a traffic stop outside Hard Rock Stadium.
Body cam footage shows the officers repeatedly telling Hill to roll down his windows before they forcibly removed him from his car and placed him under arrest.
SLATER SCOOP: Tyreek Hill body-cam video from Miami-Dade Police. pic.twitter.com/aJvD4SamZk
— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) September 9, 2024
Some legal experts have noted that the officers were within their rights to detain Hill for not rolling down his tinted window.
All of this could have been avoided if Hill had kept his window even halfway down. Rolling up a tinted window all the way, provides legal cause to remove him from the vehicle for not complying. There are rules that apply when an officer stops your car, even for minor violations. https://t.co/fh7klsYNgb
— Amy Dash (@AmyDashTV) September 10, 2024
During an interview with CNN’s Kaitlin Collins, Hill explained his reluctance to keep his windows down.
“If I let my window down, like, people walking by, driving by, they’re going to notice that it’s me, and they’re going to start taking pictures.
“And, like, I didn’t want to create a scene at all. Like, I just really wanted to get the ticket and then just go on about my way and then just have a great Sunday.”
Tyreek Hill says he was “shocked” by the body cam footage released by Miami-Dade police tonight. “I’m still kind of shell-shocked,” he tells me tonight. pic.twitter.com/dmWVyBohLk
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 10, 2024