Homa Bash left the friendly confines of Northeast Ohio recently to go work in Dallas for NBC5. Things are a little less friendly down there, it seems.

Bash tweeted yesterday that she and her cameraman, C.J. Johnson, were filming near a local school. Someone ended up calling the cops on them because there was “a hispanic-looking woman and a black man with a suspicious white truck and camera.” Nevermind that Bash is Indian. Anyway.

Her tweet was shared tens of thousands of times and gave way to many reporting similar instances of racial profiling.

According to the Dallas Morning News, the responding officer quickly recognized there was absolutely zero cause for alarm, but a Plato police representative reiterated they do encourage the public to call authorities if they see anything suspicious.

Tilley said this wasn’t the first time Plano police were called on journalists: It happened twice to a former TV reporter who is white.

He said his department regularly encourages residents to call the police if they spot something that they regard as abnormal in their neighborhoods.

 

This article appears in Oct 12-18, 2016.

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

4 replies on “Former Channel 5 Reporter Homa Bash Had the Cops Called on Her in Dallas for Looking Hispanic and Suspicious”

  1. Injun? Hispanic? In Tex-ass, it’s all just “dark meat”–especially iffen they be fee-male.
    At least nobody got physical, or did any Homa-bashing.

    Chuckles the Clown

  2. It is Plano, not Plato. And the police also reported they have been called on white reporters. I was there and saw it all. I also was approached by the reporter. The concern was she had an unmarked SUV and they had a camera pointed to our school where students would be coming out. The person who called the police was across the street and not close up to them. She was thinking in the best interest of the students protection. Also, the reporter in a conversation with me later (today) admitted she did not mean to intend or imply ‘profiling’. I have encouraged her to tweet that part. However that won’t get her on the Dallas Morning News, so I am doubtful. Texasans are awesome people. Hopefully she will help bring our city and not post things that encourage division.

  4. Oh Jacob, quit whining. So now concerned citizens can be accused of RP as Well as authorities? Oh when will it end. If my children went to that school I’d be happy someone was looking out for their wellbeing.

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