Read Christopher Cukor's statement about his meeting with a black man

Here is what Christopher Cukor, who identified himself as the man of the video, wrote on Medium:

– Like many in San Francisco, I live in a building with a security callbox and residents of the building rely on this measure of security.

– I noticed that Wesley Michel grabbed the door and walked into the building without using the callbox. I did what came naturally and asked where he was going. I want to be clear on this point, it's something I do regularly, regardless of the other person.

– I suggested keeping the door open while he was using the phone booth to contact his friend.

– As I learned later, Wesly was the friend of a guest of a resident of the building. The resident of the building did not expect to Wesly.

– When the meeting turned to confrontation and I could not solve it myself, I called the police.

Here is where the complexity begins. I came into this situation with my unique story.

My father was murdered in front of his home by an intruder that he faced alone. For the safety of my child, the building and the building, I thought it was necessary to ask for help in this situation. In addition, I encountered intruders in my building and we were stolen several times. This is not uncommon in San Francisco and the bad actors are of different colors.

I realize now that Wesly was also reacting on the basis of his unique story. Unfortunately, many people call authorities against people of color for no reason other than their race. The last thing I thought was to echo this story – and I'm sorry my actions caused Wesley to feel unjustly targeted because of his race.

I think people are good at heart. It is our past experiences and fears that obscure even our best intentions. I hope Wesly will read this and understand my story as I tried to understand his.