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1. I wish he had told them to get the fu_k off my property.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Fri Aug 28, 2020, 08:08 PM

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Former NFL player Brandon Marshall was trying to move into his new home. Security called the police [View all] soothsayer Aug 2020 OP

I wish he had told them to get the fu_k off my property. brush Aug 2020 #1

Looks to me like they are security for his property. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #2

Well, duh. That's called getting security called on you while black. brush Aug 2020 #4

I was responding specifically to your suggestion Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #8

That guy waving while standing in front of his patrol car is a police officer. George II Aug 2020 #17

Correct. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #18

Fortunately, the police officer was Black. Seven times out of ten, a White police officer would Blue_true Aug 2020 #3

That's true. brush Aug 2020 #6

He waved to viewers as the video of him was taken DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #7

oh, he'd probably be llashram Aug 2020 #30

Is this a gated community? DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #5

I hope that the structure that I saw was the security and maintenance building, Blue_true Aug 2020 #10

Honestly,if I had to get approval from residents to live somewhere, I would tell them to go fuck Blue_true Aug 2020 #11

Lots of developments nowdays have DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #12

I would chose to live somewhere else. This is a free country, they are free to do what they want, Blue_true Aug 2020 #13

Ok DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #14

That may be true ornotna Aug 2020 #16

Other articles about it make it clear that this is a gated community. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #20

Resolved "on scene" DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #22

Nice tone policing. intheflow Aug 2020 #26

Sigh StarfishSaver Aug 2020 #27

yeah sure llashram Aug 2020 #33

I wonder why he wasn't on the list? mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #9

This is so fucked up SpaceNeedle Aug 2020 #15

I love when assholes say "these privileged athletes" blah blah blah greenjar_01 Aug 2020 #19

Wow.. he is Righteously PISSED! Good on him! Cha Aug 2020 #21

Just proves the 'class first' argument radius777 Aug 2020 #23

Looks like the cop was thinking'WTF am I doing here'. GulfCoast66 Aug 2020 #24

The security guards did their job, DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #25

They "resolved" the situation by calling the cops on a black man StarfishSaver Aug 2020 #28

"Their job" was to sort things out between homeowner assoc. and Marshall. oasis Aug 2020 #29

Thank you StarfishSaver Aug 2020 #32

He asked guard to call front desk; he had just picked up his keys. CozyMystery Aug 2020 #31

causes a knot in my stomach to watch this llashram Aug 2020 #34