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StarfishSaver

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61. She panicked because he was Black

Wed May 26, 2021, 07:27 PM

May 2021

Why do you keep ignoring the fact that she told him she was going to call the police and tell them an African-American man was threatening her - and then did just that?

She did it because she knows that in this America, a white woman will be believed and cops will almost always take her word over a Black man - and she knew he knew it, too. She did it because she knew he had reason to fear the police in a way no white person does. And she lied to the police because she was sure they'd believe her and likely abuse this Black man for something he did not do.

I don't see how you can look at what she said and then pretend that racism wasn't the driving factor of her behavior. If this wasn't about race, why would she even mention that he was Black?

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Wow, no words. Treefrog May 2021 #1

No, The insurance company will settle it for a few thousand dollars. twin_ghost May 2021 #4

Congrats To Her Lawyer SoCalDavidS May 2021 #2

In cases like that radical noodle May 2021 #5

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I don't have tons of experience radical noodle May 2021 #10

Generally. n/t Ms. Toad May 2021 #29

Thoughts and prayers. lagomorph777 May 2021 #3

She got off easily since she was trying to get him arrested and jailed. Some people are ... marble falls May 2021 #6

And she could have just, oh, I don't know, Bettie May 2021 #26

Too bad the right thing just never occurs to some people. marble falls May 2021 #27

And yet, there are people right here on DU Bettie May 2021 #31

Her exposure as a liar was bad for the insurance business. Marcuse May 2021 #7

Maybe people should think a little bit before making racist asses of themselves in public. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #8

This was a case where I thought the racism accusations were poorly supported Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #11

Did you not see the video? Her blatant racism was openly displayed. brush May 2021 #14

I did, and if all I saw was the video, I would feel differently ... but ... Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #15

That's one way of looking at it. brush May 2021 #16

Do we know that really happened?... lame54 May 2021 #23

Its from the Wiki but my opinion is predicated on it being true, so ... (nt) Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #35

Anybody can put anything on wiki. I'm skeptical of that... brush May 2021 #38

If that part is not true, then I entirely retract what I've said. Fair enough? Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst May 2021 #24

Trying to get a Black man to change his behavior by making him afraid of being abused by the police StarfishSaver May 2021 #30

I'm saying I'd consider the possibility, under the circumstances, that she panicked and acted Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #40

You're willing to cut the white woman some slack for engaging in racist behavior StarfishSaver May 2021 #48

I totally get your point. She was a dick, and there were definitely racist overtones Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #53

Has anyone stepped up and said Bettie May 2021 #56

She was a total dick, no question. I don't know if anyone came to her defense ... Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #60

She was being racist. End of story wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #76

I am not 'absolving' her Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #77

"Racist overtones" is racism StarfishSaver May 2021 #57

If you were out walking your dog alone and a white man said to you as follows Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #63

You're trying too hard StarfishSaver May 2021 #65

Sometimes, I don't 'look good'. I've learned to live with it. Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #67

then her company can legally fire her for being a racist dick, case closed uponit7771 May 2021 #68

Not surprising people you allow her unsupported benefits of doubt LanternWaste May 2021 #52

First off, it was not a dog park. Also, that is omitting an important part of the story Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #58

"leverage the fact that he would be frightened of the police", that's racist af uponit7771 May 2021 #32

I Call It RobinA May 2021 #18

Hogwash. A white woman with a cell phone calling police... brush May 2021 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst May 2021 #25

You forgot an important fact StarfishSaver May 2021 #33

This white older woman says that's bullshit. yardwork May 2021 #41

Added... that bitty little dog she was abusing? yardwork May 2021 #44

She wasn't alone. There were people around StarfishSaver May 2021 #50

She inserted his race into the her story and did it on purpose, you know that uponit7771 May 2021 #69

YGTBFKM LongtimeAZDem May 2021 #22

The report of the second call was later retracted as inaccurate and was in fact a call back from 911 Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #47

Ok, she made ONE false, racist report, not two. StarfishSaver May 2021 #62

I replied to a different post of yours below ... lets keep it to one thread if we can :) nt Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #64

You think telling a Black man she's going to call the police and tell them a Black man is harassing StarfishSaver May 2021 #28

I thought the racism was quite apparent in the recording. yardwork May 2021 #39

In what appears to be his own account on Facebook ... Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #46

Oh please. Look at the recording of her calling 911. yardwork May 2021 #49

I'm just saying it's possible she panicked because he appears to have admitted he said something Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #51

She panicked because he was Black StarfishSaver May 2021 #61

or cause he's black? Come on people, are we listening to ourselves?! tia uponit7771 May 2021 #71

+1, especially it not being even close to true uponit7771 May 2021 #70

What's not true is that she 'shrieked he was attacking her'. Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #72

+1, I do remember this too. Yeah, her employer had a lot of reasons to fire her ... uponit7771 May 2021 #73

I absolutely do NOT disagree with her being fired one iota ... Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #75

She was charged for filing a false police report LeftInTX May 2021 #74

Boo hoo hoo. She bought that on herself. Too bad, so sad. brush May 2021 #12

I doubt Employee Code of Conduct agreement covers this as a violation StClone May 2021 #13

Is NY RobinA May 2021 #17

She wasn't fired because of a howling internet mob StarfishSaver May 2021 #34

No words. yardwork May 2021 #45

"At-will" is an understanding of federal labor law and has little to do with what state you're in. WhiskeyGrinder May 2021 #54

New York has employment at will. Can fire an employee for no reason. LiberalFighter May 2021 #20

She can be fired for any reason or no reason at all so long as it was not unlawful hardluck May 2021 #37

He should not have let her off the hook. Voltaire2 May 2021 #21

Don't put this on his shoulders. StarfishSaver May 2021 #36

This. Not the black man's fault. yardwork May 2021 #43

What was his purpose for luring her dog after having a conflict with her? MichMan May 2021 #55

She was in a birder area of the park where unleased dogs, who kill birds,... brush May 2021 #66

The extent people are going to to excuse this white woman's dangerous racist behavior is disgusting StarfishSaver May 2021 #59

that's a fair point. Voltaire2 May 2021 #78