A Black woman says she was left shaken and humiliated after being stopped by police in Montreal and allegedly asked to remove the tint on her car window using a coin.
Charlene Hunte, a grandmother and Union United Church leader, said she was pulled over by Montreal police last month because her car window was deemed to be too dark.
She explained that one police officer treated her in a patronizing and paternalistic manner, threatening to tow her vehicle and fine her if she did not remove the tint on her car window on the spot using a quarter.
Hunte said it was “one of the most humiliating experiences” of her life, and she wonders what could have happened if she were a Black man.
She added the incident happened not far from her church, and that a total of three police cars converged on the scene.
An SPVM responded the CityNews’ request for comment by sharing a link to the SAAQ’s rules on tinted windows. The spokesperson said they would try to provide a more complete comment on the matter “as soon as possible.”