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In reply to the discussion: 21 Things You Can't Do While Black [View all]
http://kdvr.com/2013/06/10/sober-man-arrested-for-dui-claims-it-was-case-of-driving-while-black/
Sober man arrested for DUI, claims it was case of ‘Driving While Black’
SURPRISE, Ariz. – A 64-year-old retiree was charged with a DUI after being pulled over by police officers in Surprise, Ariz. There was just one problem: A breathalyzer test revealed that the man was sober, with a blood-alcohol content of 0.000.
Jessie Thornton, a 64-year-old retired firefighter from Ohio, said that cops told him that they didn’t need a breathalyzer to give him a DUI, ABC 15 reports. Police on the scene reportedly told Thornton that they knew he was drunk merely by looking at him, even though he was completely sober.
According to Surprise Police Department paperwork, Thornton was pulled around at around 11 p.m. for crossing a white line in his lane. Apparently, the 64-year-old had red eyes after swimming at a nearby LA Fitness, but the officer assumed that he had been drinking.
Sober man arrested for DUI, claims it was case of ‘Driving While Black’
SURPRISE, Ariz. – A 64-year-old retiree was charged with a DUI after being pulled over by police officers in Surprise, Ariz. There was just one problem: A breathalyzer test revealed that the man was sober, with a blood-alcohol content of 0.000.
Jessie Thornton, a 64-year-old retired firefighter from Ohio, said that cops told him that they didn’t need a breathalyzer to give him a DUI, ABC 15 reports. Police on the scene reportedly told Thornton that they knew he was drunk merely by looking at him, even though he was completely sober.
According to Surprise Police Department paperwork, Thornton was pulled around at around 11 p.m. for crossing a white line in his lane. Apparently, the 64-year-old had red eyes after swimming at a nearby LA Fitness, but the officer assumed that he had been drinking.
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Yep, good old USA. Land of freedom and equality for all. What a bunch of bullshit that
RKP5637
Feb 2014
#1
I couldn't be black, too many rules. And some say there is no such thing as white privelege.
marble falls
Feb 2014
#7
Or work with a white girl, and then said white girl picks a place to eat she knows, and they go in
freshwest
Feb 2014
#47
Same thing happened to Obama, you know. I'm sure you handled it with undeserved grace. What did your
freshwest
Feb 2014
#50
22. Tell police the Medic Alert alarm rang erroneously and that you're really all right.
KansDem
Feb 2014
#11
You forgot, "Look for food in the aftermath of a major natural disaster"
Tommy_Carcetti
Feb 2014
#15
NOT having to even think about any of these things is defined as "white privilege", for those
Fred Sanders
Feb 2014
#17
Yes, the blissful state achieved by always being assumed innocent until proven guilty.
freshwest
Feb 2014
#43