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cab67

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93. I'm willing to bet....

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 04:38 PM

Jun 2020

....that anything these officers order from Amazon will somehow not make it to their addresses.

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WATCH: Neighbors stunned as cop takes down Black Amazon driver for parking the wrong way [View all] TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 OP

They just won't stop... Freedomofspeech Jun 2020 #1

Are they police or are they slave patrol members? DSandra Jun 2020 #14

Can you even imagine having so much hate in your heart? Freedomofspeech Jun 2020 #21

Apparently it's the same thing in many communities. yardwork Jun 2020 #36

How about DENVERPOPS Jun 2020 #92

Good observation. Welcome to DU. Hekate Jun 2020 #101

Welcome to DU, DSandra. calimary Jun 2020 #109

race soldiers is the proper term jacobfloyd Jun 2020 #114

RW racial supremacy militia members. wnylib Jun 2020 #119

Oh the IRONY of it all.. PandoraAwakened Jun 2020 #142

Laws are only for minorities in much of America, apparently DSandra Jun 2020 #146

Will they never learn? wryter2000 Jun 2020 #2

They'll learn when Amazon blacklists them for 30 days for first offense, 60 days for second, etc. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #42

Banish lists can be powerful RainCaster Jun 2020 #56

And are they totally unaware of what is PatSeg Jun 2020 #106

FTP. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #3

God question. It looks like they are just driving around looking for young black men now. Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #8

The FBI warnings about white supremacists... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #4

Do you know where the link is for the FBI memo? I've been looking for it. nt LAS14 Jun 2020 #11

2006 memo... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #15

Thanks!!! This is super scary. There's no reforming skinheads. LAS14 Jun 2020 #45

Article from The Grio: tblue37 Jun 2020 #74

Thanks. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #79

THIS malaise Jun 2020 #12

I had a coworker who left to become a cop... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #29

I'll will never understand humanity malaise Jun 2020 #41

It's sick. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #44

I think people should embrace their differences. panader0 Jun 2020 #116

Sounds like our families malaise Jun 2020 #117

Ummm...these guys clued us in 28 years ago. lame54 Jun 2020 #58

The Con hates Amazon and they hate black men malaise Jun 2020 #120

K&R, uponit7771 Jun 2020 #78

They were ALWAYS there jacobfloyd Jun 2020 #115

His motorcycle is parked on the sidewalk. n/t 5X Jun 2020 #5

Arrest him! fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #13

I saw that too. plimsoll Jun 2020 #40

Or at least a two-tackle, nuckle noogie. Or worse even......... jaxexpat Jun 2020 #59

LOL SunSeeker Jun 2020 #127

It's way more fucked up. The driver is being charged with a felony. NutmegYankee Jun 2020 #6

Parking in the wrong direction while being Black? safeinOhio Jun 2020 #17

And that coward police chief backs his officer NutmegYankee Jun 2020 #22

Anyone living in Warren, might safeinOhio Jun 2020 #25

I suspect the police chief isn't backing the officer because he's a coward. Mariana Jun 2020 #84

Fill in the blank while being black lame54 Jun 2020 #60

That's because judges would laugh that ticket out of court and cops had to justify being assholes. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #52

Not always. The filth rises up into the judiciary also. (As you know.) erronis Jun 2020 #57

This is why people hate cops npk Jun 2020 #7

Departments need to be dismantled and officers hired with much more thorough background checks DSandra Jun 2020 #27

And make it harder for the cops to go from one department to the next npk Jun 2020 #31

Need to have a national data base of bad cops so they can't be moved around like bad priests... Hekate Jun 2020 #104

The changes that President Obama made had that. Blue_true Jun 2020 #130

One change that President Obama put in place was a registry that lists why cops were fired. Blue_true Jun 2020 #129

Yeah, that cop was being a power tripping asshole Sapient Donkey Jun 2020 #143

I guarantee he thought the kid was stealing packages not delivering them. Pisces Jun 2020 #9

With an Amazon truck? nt LAS14 Jun 2020 #39

Actually that would be rather clever. Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #69

He was an Amazon contractor, so the van may not have had Amazon insignia. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #124

Yup. Bet his truck was unmarked since he worked for a contractor ("Delivery Service Provider" ). SunSeeker Jun 2020 #125

My goodness, why the hell do so many whites believe being black is a crime? DSandra Jun 2020 #10

I don't understand what the big deal is about parking exboyfil Jun 2020 #16

Every jurisdiction has its own rules about how to park on residential streets. erronis Jun 2020 #61

In my city, you have to park on the side you SharonClark Jun 2020 #139

This is ridiculous. WTF BSdetect Jun 2020 #18

Deliver the packages like this: Ilsa Jun 2020 #19

Ace Ventura's delivery service? mwooldri Jun 2020 #51

LOL. I barely remember the opening, but the Ilsa Jun 2020 #53

Let's hope Amazon does the right thing here. yonder Jun 2020 #20

Upon initial review of the video, an Amazon spokesperson said: jayfish Jun 2020 #23

is there a record of this "11 times"? azureblue Jun 2020 #82

It doesn't matter eventually before the guy went down he reached for his wallet and then was attacke uponit7771 Jun 2020 #94

Amazon is behind the driver. NutmegYankee Jun 2020 #24

That is encouraging, especially if they follow through. yonder Jun 2020 #65

read the link -- then comment stopdiggin Jun 2020 #26

Because we know he was being hassled for being black in a white neighborhood. NutmegYankee Jun 2020 #32

It seems that white police officers get angry when blacks do not "respect their superiority" DSandra Jun 2020 #46

Exactly! nt NutmegYankee Jun 2020 #63

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2020 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author ahoysrcsm Jun 2020 #134

I do food delivery and I've had to park in red curbs, double park... DSandra Jun 2020 #33

look. it may be totally f**ked-up that LE is hassling stopdiggin Jun 2020 #38

I had a semi parked illegally in front of my house for an hour delivering wood for our deck. progressoid Jun 2020 #55

cops drive by thousands of these types of things stopdiggin Jun 2020 #99

I'm not sure why the guy didn't provide his license BusyBeingBest Jun 2020 #49

Does the law even require him to provide his driver's license in this situation? Mariana Jun 2020 #64

Which link said that? pnwmom Jun 2020 #66

How many times did he say he would get his license out? Midnightwalk Jun 2020 #72

Yep. progressoid Jun 2020 #76

quite true. and quite possible (probable) this LE was being a dick. stopdiggin Jun 2020 #91

Not everyone wants to roll over and show their belly as you suggest LanternWaste Jun 2020 #118

don't know about benefit of the doubt stopdiggin Jun 2020 #133

This message was self-deleted by its author ahoysrcsm Jun 2020 #135

"There are no consequences for cops failing to deescalate" +1, or doing shit else correctly uponit7771 Jun 2020 #83

not saying the cop was in the right stopdiggin Jun 2020 #88

That's an assumption I wish would change Midnightwalk Jun 2020 #112

couldn't agree with you more stopdiggin Jun 2020 #131

+1. White cops usually stop black men with the purpose of escalating to an arrest dalton99a Jun 2020 #128

fuck thug cops and those who make excuses for them, mostly white and privileged folk who don't uponit7771 Jun 2020 #81

the driver started to comply (reach for his ID) stopdiggin Jun 2020 #95

BULL FUCKIN SHIT !!! at 1:39 into the video the kid reaches for his back pocket ... THEN ... the cop uponit7771 Jun 2020 #98

agreed stopdiggin Jun 2020 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author ahoysrcsm Jun 2020 #136

The cop was being a dick. Sapient Donkey Jun 2020 #144

NOT saying the cop is a good guy here stopdiggin Jun 2020 #145

FTP & ACAB Coventina Jun 2020 #28

Odds are, they have to write at least so many tickets a day. Maybe even arrest x number of people a LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #30

Sadly, private prisons are a big business. GentryDixon Jun 2020 #37

This kind of thing should get lots of MSM coverage. It does make you wonder... LAS14 Jun 2020 #34

Looks like another department needs an overhaul. Hassler Jun 2020 #35

Warren, Michigan. The officer is probably following the spirit of the mayor. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2020 #87

All the major carriers stop to deliver half-on, half-off the road bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #43

Something I wish would always happen in these situations... Jeebo Jun 2020 #47

Two weeks of ongoing BLM and anti-police brutality demonstrations worldwide matt819 Jun 2020 #48

you issue a parking ticket not handcuffs AlexSFCA Jun 2020 #50

AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE..... louzke9 Jun 2020 #54

They are hired to make municipalities money, that is all they are for. An officer who does not make LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #70

It's possible the officer was a violent racist when he was hired. Mariana Jun 2020 #110

Asked him to get his license out - Lokee11 Jun 2020 #62

Thank goodness we haven't had any actual murderous police riots, Hortensis Jun 2020 #67

It's almost sounding like some of the cops are now under orders to keep the cops vs. blacks alive. C Moon Jun 2020 #68

Check out reply #15. nt LAS14 Jun 2020 #75

Thank you! C Moon Jun 2020 #90

Jeezly Pete! Felony charges?! Bayard Jun 2020 #71

We have a problem Houston (Warren, MI). This is insane. Evolve Dammit Jun 2020 #73

+1, they feel they don't have to uponit7771 Jun 2020 #77

Apparently many police departments can only hire the worst, and choose to. erronis Jun 2020 #80

Warren Michigan was a "sundown" town.... albacore Jun 2020 #85

It's time to put an end to this kind of shit. Tom Yossarian Joad Jun 2020 #86

I hope Mayor Fouts steps up and apologizes MichMan Jun 2020 #89

I'm willing to bet.... cab67 Jun 2020 #93

Really i would say the are F***ing wth the wrong employer. Jeff Bezos could buy the entire town usaf-vet Jun 2020 #97

Bonus: the young man's name is now in "the system" Hekate Jun 2020 #100

Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop Locrian Jun 2020 #103

Yes, they are taught to be this way. Mariana Jun 2020 #111

Thank goodness there wasn't a 20 dollar bill involved ornotna Jun 2020 #105

Now do you understand why we must defund, disband and rebuild policing? Politicub Jun 2020 #107

Hey white people: STOP BEING STUNNED. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #108

Do people usually get taken down for parking the wrong way? Cha Jun 2020 #113

Ban the police from all human interaction. warmfeet Jun 2020 #121

No, just the opposite. But we do need to ban racist assholes from law enforcement. nt SunSeeker Jun 2020 #126

Oink! LudwigPastorius Jun 2020 #122

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #123

Felony? oasis Jun 2020 #132

I drove commercially for years, but always route or construction jobs. It's like an unwritten law brewens Jun 2020 #137

Jeff Bezos should sue the Warren Police Dept. disndat Jun 2020 #138

"License and registration, please." MissMillie Jun 2020 #140

Cops are doubling down in response to protests. They only know one way to do things. Nitram Jun 2020 #141