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126. Lol..Talk to White guy Top-Hat about "rationalizing bullshit"

Reply to BBG (Reply #122)

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 10:47 AM

Apr 2018

Unlike the driver in the OP's photo, he had a gun DRAWN on him.
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Oh Fuck. This is what it's like being a black man in America. [View all] sheshe2 Apr 2018 OP

Good thing that this isnt happening wholesale to non POC, Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #1

Thanks for your response, Eliot. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #2

My pleasure. But hey, didnt you hear black males have super human strength? (sarcasm) Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #3

Because Fox and Limbaugh and GOP propaganda tell then sharedvalues Apr 2018 #7

Word. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #8

Especially when they are on drugs. Mr.Bill Apr 2018 #11

I have not heard that, actually whathehell Apr 2018 #86

"White guys"... BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #4

Fifty years ago I grew up in a neighborhood Mr.Bill Apr 2018 #14

Good luck with that. whathehell Apr 2018 #97

Yes, and your screen name is the perfect question! 7962 Apr 2018 #108

Yes, people -- most!y males -- sometimes abuse their power whathehell Apr 2018 #118

I think many of us remember this video as a comparison BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #5

1992 Oh, how things have changed! Peace officers not SWAT killers. The Wielding Truth Apr 2018 #38

A black motorist would have been shot five times if he had hit the cop in the chest. nt Blue_true Apr 2018 #45

Remember, GOP amplifies racism to get votes for its billionaire donors sharedvalues Apr 2018 #6

A truer statement has not been written on here. Oppaloopa Apr 2018 #99

Makes me sick Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #9

This has me thinking about one of my students ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #10

Rodney King was driving a Hyundai, EffieBlack Apr 2018 #29

You have done nothing to allay my fears, Effie ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #36

Hey, I've got 215k on my '14 Hyundai ! 7962 Apr 2018 #109

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(There's always one in every thread about race) Solomon Apr 2018 #17

But not for long. marble falls Apr 2018 #57

Missed it. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #61

Complaining about the broadbrush generalization because he was a white guy who is not scared Solomon Apr 2018 #64

Lol sheshe2 Apr 2018 #67

Remember some divisive posts may be Russian trolls. Have your troll-dar on Dream Girl Apr 2018 #70

This here is exactly why I have a whole pulled over script that includes where I keep my wallet. Afromania Apr 2018 #13

That makes me sick and ashamed of this country. We have to do better. Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #27

Good post, Afromania. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #56

I immediately lean on the door with both arms visibly hanging out the window, 7962 Apr 2018 #110

We are thinking along the same lines then Afromania Apr 2018 #114

My favorite is "you went over the center line". Usually happens after midnight too 7962 Apr 2018 #116

He's not pulling his gun pintobean Apr 2018 #16

"It's standard procedure for all pull overs" Solomon Apr 2018 #18

Um, no. whathehell Apr 2018 #83

Bullshit Solomon Apr 2018 #87

Bullshit whathehell Apr 2018 #89

That is utter and complete liberalhistorian Apr 2018 #20

Ive seen it, but only when my husband is at the wheel. Amimnoch Apr 2018 #32

Let me take a guess here. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #46

Let me take one.. whathehell Apr 2018 #76

Yeah. That must be it. EffieBlack Apr 2018 #80

No, of COURSE not whathehell Apr 2018 #82

Weak. Solomon Apr 2018 #84

Strong whathehell Apr 2018 #90

Post removed Post removed Apr 2018 #93

I'm quite sure whathehell Apr 2018 #94

In a basic sense, I agree with you ... I think it's ludicrous to suggest that cops aren't less ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #96

But of course one can discern the entire scenario in the OP based on a simple picture MichMan Apr 2018 #104

Your post is a sensible evaluation of this individual moment. Therefore, it will be disregarded. 7962 Apr 2018 #113

Do you get off on this? Do you think it is fun? Cal Carpenter Apr 2018 #156

Huh?.. Get off on what? whathehell Apr 2018 #162

More like, do you get off on telling PoC their life experience is invalid... moriah Apr 2018 #170

Please show us where I said the experiences of PoC we're "invalid" whathehell Apr 2018 #173

Your sarcastic dismissal of EF in post 82... moriah Apr 2018 #179

I havent read the entire thread, lemme guess, non POC lecturing POC about racism? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #127

Face it, often it IS about race. moriah Apr 2018 #112

Notice which people INSiST that it is NOT all about race all the time? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #124

They may have been a victim of violent crime, whathehell Apr 2018 #135

Guess you haven't been in my old neighborhood Lazy Daisy Apr 2018 #59

In no way do I want to trivialize what POC have suffered and continue to phylny Apr 2018 #147

I am white and I have been pulled over with gun drawn. Top-Hat Apr 2018 #119

"utter and complete bullshit" my ass.. whathehell Apr 2018 #168

Why don't you ask the POC liberalhistorian Apr 2018 #169

Why don't you ask the cops whose highest risk of murder is at traffic stops? whathehell Apr 2018 #172

BULLSHIT!! Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #25

Complete and utter bullshit. He is waiting for an opportunity to blow the 'skeery' Black man Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #26

Complete and utter assumption on your part whathehell Apr 2018 #79

You say it's an assumption. I see the motherfucker's hand on his gun. Solomon Apr 2018 #85

The 'motherfucker's hand' may be on his gun because whathehell Apr 2018 #88

Let me just take a wild guess. Make an assumption. You're white aren't you? Solomon Apr 2018 #103

Let Me take a wild guess. Make an assumption whathehell Apr 2018 #115

Don't you love "Democrats" who are quick to acknowledge that racism exists but it never seems EffieBlack Apr 2018 #95

There is nothing wrong with making assumptions based on evidence...his hand is on his gun...it Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #102

I said it was a partial pull as the pictrure shows. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #28

Do you know anything about locking holsters pintobean Apr 2018 #35

Do you know ... sheshe2 Apr 2018 #43

That's not a partial pull Sailor65x1 Apr 2018 #63

Ill give a fifth on that BBG Apr 2018 #33

Fact. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #47

Are you male? whathehell Apr 2018 #77

I'm not Male BUT I am a woman of color. My husband? He's a Texas born Bohemian Czech... The_REAL_Ecumenist Apr 2018 #121

I NEVER denied the fact of racial bias.. whathehell Apr 2018 #123

REALLY? Do tell because I thought you were trying to convince people that The_REAL_Ecumenist Apr 2018 #161

Yeah "really" whathehell Apr 2018 #163

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White bread male raised in the south BBG Apr 2018 #122

Lol..Talk to White guy Top-Hat about "rationalizing bullshit" whathehell Apr 2018 #126

I have never had that happen to me, ever. nt Blue_true Apr 2018 #48

Agreed. Snackshack Apr 2018 #51

You agreed? sheshe2 Apr 2018 #60

You're right Sailor65x1 Apr 2018 #65

It is standard procedure, The cop will touch your passenger taillight area........ Old Vet Apr 2018 #100

I've never seen it happen in an stop I've observed. MineralMan Apr 2018 #120

Oh for God's sake.. whathehell Apr 2018 #137

I suggest that the ones not being real are the ones denying MineralMan Apr 2018 #139

and in turn, I would suggest that the ones whathehell Apr 2018 #141

Compare the number of cops shot to MineralMan Apr 2018 #160

Um, how about we include the number of people shot by whathehell Apr 2018 #164

I've had cops stop by my house and "rest" their hands on gun butts. Beartracks Apr 2018 #149

This is standard procedure oberliner Apr 2018 #19

Uh, yeah, sure. Whatever you say. GoneOffShore Apr 2018 #21

No it is not standard procedure unless of course you happen to be Black. Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #23

Standard procedure? sheshe2 Apr 2018 #31

Also standard procedure to shoot and kill within a minute? sheshe2 Apr 2018 #37

No it's not, but the cop in the photo is not doing that, is he? whathehell Apr 2018 #171

This is murder and is not standard procedure. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #55

Tell that to Philando sheshe2 Apr 2018 #71

Fire that cop. He is to 'skeered' to do his job. Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #22

Its not just police, a lot of citizen gun toters are much the same, sadly. Hoyt Apr 2018 #24

I did an internship with the St. Louis Public Defender in my third year of law school Cary Apr 2018 #30

There is no question that the justice system is corrupt. Dawson Leery Apr 2018 #34

What that cop is doing is unacceptable. Blue_true Apr 2018 #39

+1000 CaptainTruth Apr 2018 #44

Traffic stops are the #1 cause of death for police officeers MichMan Apr 2018 #105

Thank you for that important information.. whathehell Apr 2018 #140

Are you serious? whathehell Apr 2018 #138

Wendell Pierce (of The Wire) on Bill Maher in 2014 on this exact subject. jalan48 Apr 2018 #40

I remember this show.. scary mountain grammy Apr 2018 #49

this felgercarbe has been going on for a long time before now dont u know AllaN01Bear Apr 2018 #41

This is so sad, as a "white guy" I'm sick & tired of it. nt CaptainTruth Apr 2018 #42

I'm a white male who grew up in an international environment -- byronius Apr 2018 #50

From 1600 to 1865, literal slaves. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #52

Thanks sheshe2 Apr 2018 #58

I hate this times one million mcar Apr 2018 #53

Just makes my blood boil!!! FM123 Apr 2018 #54

And then these Bubba's will tell people of color Ohiogal Apr 2018 #62

The longing for huge demographic shifts is a tad disturbing Vermijelli Apr 2018 #66

Well. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #69

It's happening and some people want more of it, and faster Vermijelli Apr 2018 #75

One reason white women date me is so our kids can have natural sunburn protection IronLionZion Apr 2018 #128

Lol. Its almost like white genocide, eh? blake2012 Apr 2018 #74

You seem concerned about whites becoming a minority. IronLionZion Apr 2018 #125

If So Scared Me. Apr 2018 #68

Correct sheshe2 Apr 2018 #73

yes Demovictory9 Apr 2018 #72

I had this happen to me.. white chick about 40 at the time nini Apr 2018 #78

Wait..You mean a cop pulled a gun on a white person, a white female, no less? whathehell Apr 2018 #81

I Guess It's Fake News Me. Apr 2018 #130

A White person stopped by cops? whathehell Apr 2018 #131

'A' Case In Point Me. Apr 2018 #132

I have a question too.. whathehell Apr 2018 #133

Wow....Really? Me. Apr 2018 #142

Um, I actually told you whathehell Apr 2018 #143

Don't Get Snarky Me. Apr 2018 #144

Don't you get snarky whathehell Apr 2018 #146

So Much For There Being Fear As Opposed To Racism Me. Apr 2018 #148

It's not an 'either/or'situation. whathehell Apr 2018 #150

Glad To See You Acknowledge That Me. Apr 2018 #151

LOL whathehell Apr 2018 #152

... Me. Apr 2018 #155

Riiiight. whathehell Apr 2018 #165

And Ben Carson in the Republican party proves that the GOP isn't built upon racism Tarc Apr 2018 #145

Your investment in positing that the OP is not illustrative of racism in any form LanternWaste Apr 2018 #174

Your insistence to the contrary whathehell Apr 2018 #175

I was pulled over a couple of week ago and got a traffic tocket tammywammy Apr 2018 #91

I come from a country where the police don't even carry guns, so I am constantly Doodley Apr 2018 #92

Partial 'pull' ? left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #98

Police have a very good reason to be cautious during traffic stops MichMan Apr 2018 #101

Thank you. whathehell Apr 2018 #134

I think that only a black man in America truly knows what it's like to be a black man in America. elocs Apr 2018 #106

How do you know what the guy in the car is doing? TCJ70 Apr 2018 #107

Actual scholarly research jayschool2013 Apr 2018 #111

Oh Fuck. Cops ARE shot and killed during traffic stops whathehell Apr 2018 #117

I have seen more bad behavior from older white men than I remember in the past. CrispyQ Apr 2018 #129

I wish someone knew what police stations this happened near. onecent Apr 2018 #136

No context for a picture Alea Apr 2018 #153

No, and it's clearly needed whathehell Apr 2018 #176

Not this white guy. tecelote Apr 2018 #154

Last time I got pulled over was for not signalling a left turn. I do what you're supposed to brewens Apr 2018 #157

Why not take the picture when he was pointing the gun? MichMan Apr 2018 #158

Because he never did point the gun? whathehell Apr 2018 #166

This thread reminds me qwlauren35 Apr 2018 #159

... Faux pas Apr 2018 #177

If you aren't black and in the position of the driver in the car, Eyeball_Kid Apr 2018 #178