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yardwork

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28. The woman who was the target is a person of color.

Tue Aug 7, 2018, 11:56 AM

Aug 2018

The recent spate of apparently racially-motivated 911 calls is probably the only reason that this incident is being reported at all. I have no idea if this particular instance was racially motivated or not, but on the surface it looks similar to the many recent instances where people called the cops on people of color.

The ethnic identities of Latino people vary by the individual. Latino individuals may also identify as black.

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woman high on something calls cops on black woman waiting for Uber [View all] Demovictory9 Aug 2018 OP

"Help! Help! 911! I just saw this woman get into an uber! And she's black!" struggle4progress Aug 2018 #1

she is super twitchy. cops should search her apartment for drugs Demovictory9 Aug 2018 #2

She is not black. Tipperary Aug 2018 #10

The complainant apparently identifies her as black. IMO she gets to decide who she actually is struggle4progress Aug 2018 #38

Sounds like she says "black" at about 1:10, but greyl Aug 2018 #43

Another weird roadtrip through the surreal landscape of american racial ideas: struggle4progress Aug 2018 #44

Another nutjob wypipo trying to police black bodies, threatening the Uber driver even. brush Aug 2018 #3

She is not black. Headline is incorrect. Tipperary Aug 2018 #8

Who is not black? I know the nutjob isn't. Are you saying the person... brush Aug 2018 #13

The person she called the cops on is not black oberliner Aug 2018 #19

Exactly. She states on her own fb page that she is NOT black. Tipperary Aug 2018 #22

Sincerely, the police need to curb this by first calmly assesing the sitiuation and then just as Afromania Aug 2018 #4

At the very least DFW Aug 2018 #5

Which would serve to discourage people from calling the police if there is an actual need mythology Aug 2018 #6

What part of following this lady to her uber and trying to detain her warranted your particular Afromania Aug 2018 #17

But she is not black. She says so herself on her fb page. Tipperary Aug 2018 #7

It is bizarre that people are ignoring this oberliner Aug 2018 #14

Nah, du hates when a narrative gets derailed. Especially this type of narrative. Tipperary Aug 2018 #23

Yes, the headlines in the media are blatantly dishonest oberliner Aug 2018 #25

That she is not black does not deny racism. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #41

Is someone putting something in the water supply or something? Initech Aug 2018 #9

Personally Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #11

And the fact that we have actual Nazis in the White House like Stephen Miller clearly isn't helping. Initech Aug 2018 #18

That too. Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #20

But this has nothing to do with white racism. The "victim" is not black. Tipperary Aug 2018 #24

It's not up to us to determine who is and isn't black. yardwork Aug 2018 #31

true this heaven05 Aug 2018 #37

acting like a racist white person heaven05 Aug 2018 #32

She isn't a black woman oberliner Aug 2018 #12

Torres is still a nutjob. Cops should've tested her for substance abuse? brush Aug 2018 #15

She says that she suffers from autism oberliner Aug 2018 #16

If she's triggered by seeing strangers outside her apartment, why does she live in Brooklyn? yardwork Aug 2018 #21

Right - but why is this being presented as "white woman calls cops on black woman" ? oberliner Aug 2018 #26

The woman who was the target is a person of color. yardwork Aug 2018 #28

Darsell Obregon: "I am not Black and never claimed to be." oberliner Aug 2018 #33

Hispanic people are people of color. yardwork Aug 2018 #45

The article and headline say "White woman calls cops on Black woman" oberliner Aug 2018 #46

So autistic people can't live in Brooklyn now? dsc Aug 2018 #27

It's not up to me who lives in Brooklyn. yardwork Aug 2018 #29

The sidewalk is public property. torius Aug 2018 #40

Some Latinas are black women. yardwork Aug 2018 #30

But not her oberliner Aug 2018 #34

In that case the media need to correct their reporting on this. yardwork Aug 2018 #35

Agreed oberliner Aug 2018 #36

Light-skinned Latina calls cops on light-skinned Latina wonkwest Aug 2018 #39

The story should be: Why did Ebony magazine use the title they used? oberliner Aug 2018 #42