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RVN VET71

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7. If they were truly police officers behaving in the public interest

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2021, 06:35 AM

Feb 2021

they would have offered him a ride home, wouldn’t they? I mean “we’re all in this together” right? Even the police chief said they should have just taken the kid home! This must be what the officers felt to be a Texas style "wellness check": if he’s black and able to breathe, arrest him?

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Charge dropped against Black man walking on icy Texas street [View all] RandySF Feb 2021 OP

'charged with being a pedestrian in the roadway,' elleng Feb 2021 #1

And he was moving. They couldn't get him on loitering. no_hypocrisy Feb 2021 #2

walking while black Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #3

They should have offered him a ride. Karadeniz Feb 2021 #4

Of course a person would want to walk in the street where it's been cleared betsuni Feb 2021 #5

LE informs "being detained" stopdiggin Feb 2021 #6

Yes. Voltaire2 Feb 2021 #9

To be clear, it is different to argue a claim stopdiggin Feb 2021 #12

You asked if ignoring these jackasses was an option. Voltaire2 Feb 2021 #14

can't think of a single thing I disagree with in the above stopdiggin Feb 2021 #15

If they were truly police officers behaving in the public interest RVN VET71 Feb 2021 #7

agreed. but a wellness check given the conditions stopdiggin Feb 2021 #13

100% agree. RVN VET71 Feb 2021 #16

fire the cops, then lock them up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Feb 2021 #8

fucking racist scum coppers, ugh Celerity Feb 2021 #10

No victory WestIndianArchie Feb 2021 #11