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EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
23. "They were arrested for refusing to leave when asked by the police."
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:33 PM
Apr 2018

That's some pretty circular reasoning you got going there.

They were asked to leave by the police because the manager told them they were trespassing. They didn't do a thing to confirm that the manager had the legal right to make them leave.

You didn't respond to my hypo earlier, so I'll pose it again, along with another one.

1. If the police walked in to the restaurant and the manager said, "I want those two men out of here because they're wearing sneakers and we don't serve anyone with sneakers on, so they're trespassing" and the police couldn't see the men's shoes but could see that several white people in the restaurant were wearing sneakers but weren't being asked to leave, you're saying the police would be required to go up to the men, order them to leave and, if they didn't, they would have no option other than to arrest them for trespassing without asking any further questions because the owner wanted them to leave?

2. What if the police went into the restaurant and the manager said, "I want those two men out of here because it's my job to keep this restaurant clean and safe and reputable studies show that black people are dirty and dangerous, so they need to leave." Would the police be required to order the two men out of the restaurant and arrest them if they didn't leave because the manager wanted them out or could they refuse to arrest the men because it was clear that racial discrimination was the motive for the manager's trespassing accusation?

So they respond by shooting said blacks and it's white people's fault Fullduplexxx Apr 2018 #1
Start issuing fines? ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #2
Citation Violation: "Calling Police While Racist" EffieBlack Apr 2018 #5
When you put it like that ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #6
+1000000. Calling 911 is better than shooting, claiming "you were afraid for your life" Hoyt Apr 2018 #3
These "Racist Police" are simply "Scared White People" with a badge and a gun EffieBlack Apr 2018 #4
Perhaps cops should step up and show America they don't fear blacks first. beachbum bob Apr 2018 #7
You mean, be this guy? EffieBlack Apr 2018 #10
That's my hometown! Phoenix61 Apr 2018 #26
Some of those callers aren't irrationally afraid of blacks. Mariana Apr 2018 #8
Yes... Deuce Apr 2018 #29
Ohh yeah Lee-Lee Apr 2018 #9
This is great EffieBlack Apr 2018 #11
Totally different situations Lee-Lee Apr 2018 #13
There was no "reported crime" at Starbucks, either EffieBlack Apr 2018 #15
Ok, whole lot here if you want to keep rehashing it Lee-Lee Apr 2018 #16
No matter how many times you say it, the cops had NO obligation to arrest them based on a manager's EffieBlack Apr 2018 #17
Here is the thing Lee-Lee Apr 2018 #19
If she said, "I don't always enforce it the same," you wouldn't ask her why at this moment, she EffieBlack Apr 2018 #20
Keep in mind two things Lee-Lee Apr 2018 #22
"They were arrested for refusing to leave when asked by the police." EffieBlack Apr 2018 #23
Yes, basically Lee-Lee Apr 2018 #25
My position is not only fair and just, it is the the law. EffieBlack Apr 2018 #30
See Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird". BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #12
True story DiverDave Apr 2018 #14
Spied this on Twitter this week cyberswede Apr 2018 #18
Wow EffieBlack Apr 2018 #31
K&R Scurrilous Apr 2018 #21
Welcome to DU, T&R. Please don't shout, even Hortensis Apr 2018 #24
My apologies, tulipsandroses Apr 2018 #27
:) Hortensis Apr 2018 #28
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