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Sheldon Cooper

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107. First of all, please stay off the road.

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 11:02 AM

Aug 2013

Before you kill someone. Second, you can brag all you want but you are, presumably, a white woman. You have NO idea what it's like for POC just to get by safely in this world from one day to the next. Bragging that you'll wave to whomever you damn well please shows no acknowledgement of the daily lives of others who are not white.

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Firefighter says he waved at police and [View all] avebury Aug 2013 OP

and of course racism has noooootthhhing to do with it CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #1

Heavens no! What would make you think that? America is post-racial, valerief Aug 2013 #71

Not really young JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #2

Maybe he looks young for his age. Some people do. tblue37 Aug 2013 #14

See post 20 JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #22

Happy Birthday jeff47 Aug 2013 #38

Hippo Birdie Two Ewes To You! JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #61

Yes, 38 is young Bryn Aug 2013 #120

My local paper does this all the time. OnlinePoker Aug 2013 #53

I still have a hard time thinking of 19 as a woman. Lucky Luciano Aug 2013 #67

Cycling while black. lpbk2713 Aug 2013 #3

We need mandatory drug tests of all cops for steroid use DJ13 Aug 2013 #4

Roid rage is a real phenomenon. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #100

lordy, lordy, lordy, what is we going to do with this hate. lol. n/t. okieinpain Aug 2013 #5

last paragraph tk2kewl Aug 2013 #6

Well put! peace13 Aug 2013 #8

Wonderfully said. n/t myrna minx Aug 2013 #23

I don't think he should worry about that Lordquinton Aug 2013 #42

It's the right thing to do. Chemisse Aug 2013 #116

The police aren't your friend. Never do something to attract their attention. Dash87 Aug 2013 #7

I agree! bobja Aug 2013 #9

You are so right...its scary... AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #16

+1 sakabatou Aug 2013 #55

Agreed RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #60

I'll wave at any goddamned body I want to wave at. Th1onein Aug 2013 #72

You are right BUT KentuckyWoman Aug 2013 #89

Are you within driving distance of Evansville, Indiana? Go. And waive "hi" for the rest of us. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #94

I drive all over this country, including in Indiana. Th1onein Aug 2013 #96

I'm glad you've been lucky so far JackInGreen Aug 2013 #103

I have and have not been "lucky." Th1onein Aug 2013 #118

First of all, please stay off the road. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #107

Lol. Sorry, I'm NOT staying off of the road. Th1onein Aug 2013 #119

Multiple accidents? Maybe it would help to keep both hands on the steering wheel. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #122

Lol.........every time I've had an accident, both my hands are on the wheel. Th1onein Aug 2013 #125

If you want to flirt with cops by waiving hi to them, no one is stopping you. But the fireman who AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #121

You are mischaracterizing what I said. Th1onein Aug 2013 #128

I wish what you are saying wasn't so true. gtar100 Aug 2013 #98

No kidding I wouldn't ever talk to a cop gopiscrap Aug 2013 #129

Additional Info: Evansville Indiana..very southern Indiana. near to Indiana Kentucky border. Stuart G Aug 2013 #10

klan territory... madrchsod Aug 2013 #28

Need more information. Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #11

I hope everyone in this country reads this one...38 years old..think about it...nt. Stuart G Aug 2013 #13

But don't stop there. Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #15

He could have been wearing a hoodie. lpbk2713 Aug 2013 #18

That's one of the sad unspoken ironies Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #37

don't forget resisting arrest. ejpoeta Aug 2013 #101

no heaven05 Aug 2013 #111

Today's "bad cop" story. Brigid Aug 2013 #12

More often than not there is more than one avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #19

Now, come on, you know he's just a "bad apple" cop ... Bake Aug 2013 #48

It's like there's an effort to "let em know who's boss" since Obama. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #17

Bingo +100000000000000 n/t azurnoir Aug 2013 #47

Amen Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #83

I'm old enough to remember when cops would be appauled to discover a sadistic torture chamber.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #86

Maybe if Holder knew, he would do something. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #95

spurred on by Fox Snooz and hate wing radio. rurallib Aug 2013 #88

^^^ THIS ^^^ KentuckyWoman Aug 2013 #90

yep heaven05 Aug 2013 #112

here's the "official" police account (lolz) Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #20

I heart JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #21

Notice the warning the cops gave, that tblue37 Aug 2013 #26

I think in this case JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #30

Not just boys, teach your girls too. Rozlee Aug 2013 #39

If he had just kept his arms at his side whopis01 Aug 2013 #106

From now on? I'm waving at every cop I see. We should all start doing it. Th1onein Aug 2013 #73

So a firefighter waves at a cop, which seems fair enough gollygee Aug 2013 #80

That depends... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #93

waving at them? dothemath Aug 2013 #102

Unfuckingbeleivable. CrispyQ Aug 2013 #24

And the cop can't even spell. Brigid Aug 2013 #31

Law Enforcement is the only career I can think of where an IQ test is given to disqualify those Dash87 Aug 2013 #81

wow. yeah, that's pretty damned bad! n/t Divine Discontent Aug 2013 #126

I don't care if he was flipping the cop the bird. Marr Aug 2013 #44

I flipped a cop the bird once when I was 16 hueymahl Aug 2013 #109

Uban police strategy is to keep sulphurdunn Aug 2013 #45

Oh I'm sure they'll be here soon theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #33

Who wrote this? Eddie Haskell? mockmonkey Aug 2013 #40

snort! reusrename Aug 2013 #105

Geez, even if the cops' version of the story was true, you don't handcuff someone... SunSeeker Aug 2013 #51

He admitted that he intended to run the stop sign, tblue37 Aug 2013 #117

How does one raise a hand ... Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #62

Outrageous. RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #63

this officer cannot write, cannot spell--a total embarrassment. are officers not required to be niyad Aug 2013 #66

Hubby's an attorney whose experience liberalhistorian Aug 2013 #85

that is just thoroughly depressing. is it too much to ask that those who "serve and protect", or niyad Aug 2013 #97

"Officers initially seen Mr. Madison..."??? Fawke Em Aug 2013 #114

"aggravated manor" ??? Number23 Aug 2013 #124

I've noticed a pattern in these stories mockmonkey Aug 2013 #25

And so many of them are on steroids! nt tblue37 Aug 2013 #27

I also think a lot of them need to be tested for steroids theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #36

Yes to regular mental health screenings Matariki Aug 2013 #50

I don't see why a mental illness should blockade you from a job. Neoma Aug 2013 #68

Being a cop... mockmonkey Aug 2013 #76

That's true. Neoma Aug 2013 #87

Stop resisting! ryan_cats Aug 2013 #113

WTF!? blackspade Aug 2013 #29

Should we take a poll on whether this was racism? theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #32

... Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #59

+1 gollygee Aug 2013 #77

Harassing and then gaslighting a firefighter for bicycling while black MrScorpio Aug 2013 #34

You forgot something. Brigid Aug 2013 #52

Ah, but it was "in an apparent aggravated manor"! Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #56

And the stupid cop couldn't even spell. Brigid Aug 2013 #58

Well... Sentath Aug 2013 #70

That's like the story about the kid with the puppy on the beach gollygee Aug 2013 #79

Something about a "dehumanizing stare," as I recall. Brigid Aug 2013 #84

yay cops! KG Aug 2013 #35

I'm sure things like this rarely ever happen and hey, they have a tough job! Skeeter Barnes Aug 2013 #41

So ridiculous: who did he think he was to be waving to a policeman? tofuandbeer Aug 2013 #43

Guns and hoses? Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #46

try "Cops & Rodders" MindPilot Aug 2013 #110

That's cool Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #115

Waving while black? Matariki Aug 2013 #49

Land Of The Free, Home Of The Brave DeSwiss Aug 2013 #54

oh, sorry. we thought you were just another black man.. frylock Aug 2013 #57

I'm sure the same shit would happen to a rich white dude in a rich white neighborhood. RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #64

But they delivered milk last week so all is OK! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #65

For biking while black, huh? This country needs to grow up. I hope he sues them. freshwest Aug 2013 #69

jackasses with a badge mstinamotorcity2 Aug 2013 #74

kick Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #75

Why should it matter that he's a firefighter & a youth minister? baldguy Aug 2013 #78

Let's look past racism for a moment Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #82

Guilty! TomClash Aug 2013 #91

High fives from all his cop buddies Blue Idaho Aug 2013 #92

. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #99

Yay, Cops! Iggo Aug 2013 #104

Most cops are repukes and all that comes with being that. L0oniX Aug 2013 #108

yes, the worst people from my high school became one. what more needs said? obviously, there's good Divine Discontent Aug 2013 #127

I think it would go a LONG way if the two of them sat down for a long afternoon mtnester Aug 2013 #123