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Jon Jones addresses alleged racial profiling by Albuquerque police officer

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It's going to be a while before Jon Jones and the Albuquerque Police Department are on good terms.

A recent run-in with the law that saw Jones receive tickets for multiple driving violations nearly ended in the light heavyweight contender receiving a prison sentence for violating his probation. Instead, his probation was reinstated after Jones agreed to complete anger management and driving improvement courses.

One reason why Jones avoided a stiffer penalty may have to do with the racial profiling complaints that have been levied against attending officer Jason Brown.

On Monday, Jones posted a video on Instagram of a television report detailing the allegations. The post was accompanied by a message recounting the encounter with Brown:

Officer Brown all over the news in Albuquerque after reporters dig up how many times he has been in trouble for racial profiling in the past. Being a father of biracial children, I'm definitely not want to pull the race card. At the same time, I'm not necessarily surprised about this discovery, after the run and I had with him. Having him stand there, look me in the eyes and start accusing me of several things him and I both know I didn't do made me feel betrayed by the community, he made me feel powerless, he made me feel like what was actually true had no power over him. Now it's easier for me to understand why so many people hold resentment towards law enforcement. Officer brown almost single-handedly ruined my trust in law-enforcement. The sad thing about it is I actually went to school for criminal justice, I wanted to be an officer myself. Fortunately I know better than to let one bad apple ruin my views of a whole group. Just glad someone is finally bringing light to who I was dealing with that night.

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"Having him stand there, look me in the eyes and start accusing me of several things he and I both know I didn't do made me feel betrayed by the community," Jones wrote. "He made me feel powerless. He made me feel like what was actually true had no power over him."

Jones made sure to mention the admiration he has for law enforcement in general, which only made the incident with Brown all the more surprising.

"Fortunately, I know better than to let one person ruin my views of a whole group," Jones wrote. "Just glad someone is finally bringing light to who I was dealing with that night."

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