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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am white and have been stopped for being on my phone or for having a tail light out. I always listen to what the police says, never argue with them, am respectful, and don't reach for anything until I am told to do so. In many of these videos, the people getting in trouble are very clearly wrestling with the police and refusing to get out of the car or do what they are asked. I would never ever do such a thing. Also, why is there no outrage about the crime rate in these cities - mostly against African Americans? [/quote]This is why I'm sick of people like you.  Officer Friendly comes to your car, sees a 'familiar' face. [b] Officer Friendly comes to my son's car and automatically goes into defensive mode.[/b]

I guess people like Don Lemon, Van Jones, Chris Rock, George Lopez, John Henson, Jamie Foxx, and a multitude of other well-known figures are just making this up because they have nothing else to do.[/quote]y

+1.  God this makes me so sad.  White fellow human beings, can you really not empathize with us?  Please try.  I don't know what to do anymore.  I'm so sad.  I am just begging you, white fellow human beings, try to understand.  Buy Eyes on the Prize. Really learn about our history.  Try to experience it.  MLK was assassinated not 50 years ago.  You say it was a long time ago, but it wasn't.  My father was alive.  So were yours.  The people that opposed civil rights did not disappear, they were not executed, they were not imprisoned.  They are still here, and in many cases, they raised kids who share their lingering and often overt racism.

Maybe the African-American History Musem can be like the Holocaust museum and you get a random name and see how your life turns out as a black person at different times in our history.  The thought of being black in the past absolutely horrifies me.  [/quote]

What kind of body language does your son present?  I have seen many videos where the citizen, black/white/asian whatever gets the double standard because of their attitude. [/quote]

!?  So now cops can shoot people if they have negative body language?  You shouldn't use lethal police as a cop unless your life or another is in immediate danger! It's not okay to use excessive force because someone has an attitude! Jesus.
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[b]Blame the victim mentality[/b].  It at once makes the poster feel safer, and makes the poster think the victim is stupid.  Police have extraordinary power over regular citizens.  Extraordinary power.  They can take every freedom you have away.    We must insist as Americans that they are held to a much higher standard, provide the training to make sure they can attain it, and hold them accountable when they don't.[/quote]

No, it's take responsibility for your behavior.  That's a big part of the mind set of the AA community today.[/quote]

Ugh.  Fine.  I had an attitude and I got shot.  There, I suffered the consequences of my action.  Now what about the cop?  He shot me because he freaked out at my wild black attitude, not because I was actually pointing a gun at him or immediately threatening his life.  I would like him to take responsibility for his action.  And go to jail, at least for reckless homicide or voluntary manslaughter.  Thank you very much.[/quote]

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