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FailureToCommunicate

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14. Some high school friends and I gave a few dollars to a homeless guy, and moments later...

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Apr 27, 2021, 01:40 PM

Apr 2021

a police car pulled over and two cops jumped out and slammed all of us again the car.

They accused us of buying drugs from the guy.

I started to argue with them, but my friends, who were Black, hissed "Just shut up, you'll make it worse!"

Glad to see this video of this act of empathy and kindness turned out much better.

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Very nice - Black guys/white woman - Humanity at its best [View all] packman Apr 2021 OP

Where's my tissue? Deuxcents Apr 2021 #1

Damn onions! What beautiful people! niyad Apr 2021 #2

These gentlemen are amazing LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #3

Best thing I have watched in a long time. Thanks for posting this! OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #4

Love those guys Chautauquas Apr 2021 #5

Oh that made me tear up. Lonestarblue Apr 2021 #6

"It's not illegal. We're comedians." wryter2000 Apr 2021 #7

A sign of the times.... BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #8

The video is from a few years ago tishaLA Apr 2021 #11

Well, that makes a ton of difference! BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #15

Thank you sharing! SallyHemmings Apr 2021 #9

Dammit, who's chopping onions? n/t TygrBright Apr 2021 #10

and that's how people's perspectives change Claire Oh Nette Apr 2021 #12

That's how it's done. And if enough people see things like this they'll start doing that, too.... George II Apr 2021 #13

Some high school friends and I gave a few dollars to a homeless guy, and moments later... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2021 #14