VIDEO: Policeman pulls over car, not knowing the driver's a female lawyer

Footage of Florida’s only Black state attorney being pulled over by police has gone viral and sparked outrage online. But State Attorney Aramis Ayala says what she’d really like to do is sit down with the police and talk about it. “My goal is to have a constructive and mutually respectful relationship between law enforcement and the community,” Ms Ayala said in a statement to The Independent after the footage was released. She added: “I look forward to sitting down to have an open dialogue with the Chief of Orlando Police Department regarding how this incident impacts that goal.” (Police falsely told a man he couldn’t film them. ‘I’m an attorney,’ he said. ‘I know what the law is.’ By Peter Holley March 10, 2017)



A Florida state attorney who was pulled over in a traffic stop said she hopes to use the incident as a teachable moment for the community. Aramis Ayala is Florida's first and only black elected state attorney. She's been no stranger to controversy since taking office in 2016 as top prosecutor of the 9th Judicial District, which covers Orange and Osceola counties. After she announced in March that she no longer intends to pursue the death penalty, Gov. Rick Scott removed her office from 21 first-degree murder cases, including the trial of accused police killer Markeith Lloyd. The move prompted an ongoing lawsuit about whether Scott's decision was justified. (Florida state attorney pulled over in traffic stop that goes nowhere fast Emanuella Grinberg-Profile-Image1 By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN Updated 2055 GMT (0455 HKT) July 13, 2017)