Walking while Black: Trooper intentionally bumps into football players at Texas AM game

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

He was sent home, incident under investigation
Episode of "walking while Black" played out in front of the world
Video here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/1oy0nu7/a_state_trooper_at_texas_am_intentionally_bumps/

[walkingman]

1. Rednecks with a badge and gun.

[LearnedHand]

2. OMG why does TX keep hiring these microdick thugs as "law" enforcement?

Absolutely despicable and disgusting.

[BidenRocks]

15. It's their #1 export!

[MyOwnPeace]

18. Because the 'leadership'

has that as their #1 job qualification.

[Xavier Breath]

3. I hate to think how he treats his wife and kids.

Or, you know, any member of the general public unfortunate enough to cross his path.

[paleotn]

4. Looked very much like assault to me.

Watch the flagrant left elbow. That's assault.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

8. He was really going for the guy on the right but right guy pivotted

guy on right avoided or minimized bump

[a kennedy]

5. Fawk!!!!!! We have not EVER left the fawking Jim Crow days!!!!!

I watched the movie Glory today, and I bawled through parts of it because of the hostile/despicable nature of those times, AND NOW DAYS AS WELL!!!!! WTAF??? Oh right we have a fawking racist pig in OUR HOUSE!!! 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬

[SheLiberal]

6. Thanks for the clip

I watched this live and thought what the hell, but is is even worse with a closer look. He should lose his badge.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

7. He forgot he wasnt on the streets, with no cameras around. I bet he has lots of abuse accusations

[Paladin]

9. That trooper needs to lose his job. Immediately.

Huge credit to those opposition team players, who absorbed the blows that officer delivered, and then just walked away. Pretty fucking obvious who the adults were in that altercation.

[SWBTATTReg]

22. The powers that be eliminated his job from the games afterwards (what I just read), and I suspect that his

real 'true' job is up for grabs next, being that he's so touchy, I wonder about him and anything he writes up, can you trust it?

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Well, That's Pretty Clear Cut

He went where he shouldn't have & clearly initiated contact.
Besides that, what kind of imbecile instigates a physical confrontation against young, national class athletes wearing armor?

[tblue37]

28. He knows they wouldn't dare go after him. They're black, and he's white, with a badge and a gun. They've probably been

taught by their parents never to get involved in anything with a white cop, especially a Texas cop whose goal is obviously to start something with black young men. They behaved intelligently and maturely, which made that stupid cop look even worse for his disgusting behavior.

[Aviation Pro]

11. I coulda been D1

But I sucked.

[Boomerproud]

12. He looks right out of central casting.

I hope this gets major coverage.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

32. Lol..he does. The story went big. LeBron james weighed in

Widely covered

[AverageOldGuy]

13. Why was he going the wrong way in the tunnel in the first place?

He could just as easily stood outside the tunnel and waited for the team to pass -- would have taken all of 30 seconds.

But, hey, when you made C's and D's in high school and the big kids picked on you and now you have a badge and a gun, it's payback time.

[BidenRocks]

16. The runner slowed before the tunnel,

but he felt his hammie stretch so he slowly stopped inside. He was joined by 2 happy teammates.

Way to set an example of how fucked up Texas law enforcement is!

They just can't wait to get violent!

[SidneyR]

17. The bullied don't deserve to be assumed to be bullies in retaliation for past bullying.

Most likely, the adult bully was a bully in school.

[Trueblue1968]

14. Throw his racist hateful butt in the slammer.

[bluestarone]

19. Texas cops (most of them) are worse than any immigrants.

They, and many more southern state cops are horrible.

[summer_in_TX]

20. When I was around 14 or so, I was walking up Congress Avenue in Austin behind two black guys walking side by side.

Clearly friends.

A white woman walking toward us could have easily gone around them. But that's not what she did. She plowed right between them, knocking them aside.

I am a slow processor and was very shy back then, and by the time I understood what had just happened she was down the block. I was too stunned to do the right thing and either say something kind to the two young men or to confront the woman. I was indignant and my hands clenched and unclenched – yet no one outside of myself would have known that. But I've never forgotten what happened maybe 55 years ago, and my knowledge that I didn't do SOMEthing to stand up for human decency. Anytime I consider my regrets in life, that's one that comes to mind.

That was during the height of the Civil Rights Movement or shortly after Dr. King was assassinated. Sad that white racists still are ignorant, entitled, and hateful.

[dalton99a]

23. +1.

[summer_in_TX]

25. The racism around here even in blue and purple counties is still endemic.

During one of Barack Obama's run for president one of my acquaintances, a mild-mannered older white guy dropped by the Democratic tent some of us were manning during the election. He told us how he'd been at the grocery store in Dripping Springs and ended up arrested and charged with criminal mischief.

Why? A pickup parked by his with decals and anti-Dem messaging. He took it in stride, admiring the artistry even, until he rounded the truck and saw what was on the other side – Obama depicted as an ape. At which point he lost it, picked up a tire iron and started hitting the truck.

In 2008, Obama got approximately 43.7% of the vote in Texas. In 2012 that dropped to about 41.4%. I've been reading about how Fox Noise is attacking Jasmine Crockett so much that they think she'd be the best Democrat to run for U.S. Senate for the seat that John Cornyn holds now. I wish I agreed. I've wondered if Fox News isn't setting Texas Dems up, if she gets into the race, to vote for her in the primary, which she could win because of her name recognition. But no Dem has run successfully for a statewide office in a generation. Barack Obama was likable. Crockett has high negatives for a reason. She has been a consistent voice attacking Trump and other Republicans – which is why she could win the primary, but there's no chance she could win statewide.

My purple county has people active in Three Percenters, Proud Boys, and other extremist groups. Racist incidents and threats have occurred several times over the last few years, including in my small town. And more counties in Texas are red, than purple or blue.

I think of the old folk tale about Brer Rabbit who'd been caught and just begged his captor repeatedly to "please don't throw me in that briar patch." So of course, that was exactly where the cruel hunter threw him – right where Brer Rabbit wanted to be thrown, where he could make his escape. Is that Brer Rabbit ploy the same psychology behind Fox News inveighing so much against Jasmine Crockett? I wouldn't put it past them.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

30. In the deep south. By law the Black men wre required to step off the sudewalk for the white person

Some whites moved out of the deep south and were not accustomed to Blacks not stepping aside

On California, my relatives were told by whites.."if we were in the south you would.."

[summer_in_TX]

34. I can believe that.

I guess I wasn't experienced enough or knowledgeable enough at the time to know that.
My family were long-time Austin liberals, and I don't think I conceived that Austin might be anything other than a decent, liberal city.

[Totally Tunsie]

21. Betcha' they call him "Bubba" 'round town.

[electric_blue68]

24. Deliberate Racistc Nastiness! At least caught on Camera!

Sometimes, you can't hide, bubba!

[1WorldHope]

26. Bloody hell!?! I hope he gets fired.

[MustLoveBeagles]

27. He should lose his job

[purr-rat beauty]

29. The player on our left, moved to his left

Even tried to make space and the trooper threw his left arm out

Why was he even there?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

31. This DPS trooper was being an asshole and I am glad that he was sent home

Link to tweet

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

33. Sent home and universal shaming!!@