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Sapient Donkey

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143. Yeah, that cop was being a power tripping asshole

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 03:03 PM

Jun 2020

People might say the guy shouldn't have argued with the cop, but that's bullshit. These cops act like bullies and they are allowed to get away with it, and us citizens who object to it end up getting arrested, beat, and in some cases killed. Even as a white dude I've dealt with asshole cops, but it's pretty rare and isn't as bad as what we often see. Even in those few encounters I've had, I've wanted to tell the cops to go screw themselves. If that happened regularly for me as it seems to happen for non-whites (particularly african americans), I have little doubt I would not be able to keep my mouth shut.

Really need to do something in these police departments and get rid of the cops and culture that pushes that power tripping and us vs. them attitudes.

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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