Brandon McKean.

A video of a man being detained by a Michigan police officer on Thanksgiving Day because he was "making people nervous" by walking with his hands in his pocket in near freezing temperature has gone viral and stoked afresh passions over racial profiling.

Brandon McKean, the man who was detained noted in the video which he posted to his Facebook page on Thanksgiving Day, said he recorded the incident for his protection. It has since been viewed on Facebook more than 3 million times and shared more than 80,000 times.

The Pontiac Tribune reported http://www.christianpost.com/news/michigan-police-officer-detains-man-for-making-people-nervous-by-walking-with-hands-in-pockets-in-near-freezing-cold-130505/