Passenger on Benson's Boat: 'I've Never Heard or Seen Cedric That Scared'

Ever since the story first broke about Cedric Benson's arrest last weekend in Austin, Texas, Benson has maintained that the story the police are telling wasn't the way things actually went down. Cedric's maintained that he wasn't drunk, he didn't resist the officers, and that the only people who were out of line that day were the police.

The problem is that nobody had been supporting his claims. Until now, anyway. A friend of Cedric that was on the phone has come out and said that Benson's tale of the story was a lot closer to the truth than anything the police are saying.

A female passenger on Cedric Benson's boat Saturday night in Austin, Texas, was concerned enough about his safety after police took him into custody to phone her parents and urge them to call 911, the Tribune has learned.

"I called my dad and told him, 'Call 911, my black friend is getting beaten up by police on Lake Travis,' " said Elizabeth Cartwright, 22, a friend of Benson's from the University of Texas. "It's more what I heard than what I saw. I have never heard or seen Cedric that scared."

See, now if you need further proof that the cops in this incident were doing nothing but punishing Cedric for "boating while black", you need look no further than Benson's friend. She's his friend, and she's racist too!

I guess telling her dad that her friend was getting beat up by police just wouldn't suffice, she had to throw in the "my black friend." Don't you remember him, father? That charming negro boy I was telling you about!

Anyway, she says she's willing to testify on Cedric's behalf once this gets to court, and that her white boyfriend has dozens of photos to support her and Benson's story.