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Chakab

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14. ...but, but, but I'm told by obtuse DUers on a daily basis that most

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 10:46 AM

Apr 2014

Last edited Tue Apr 15, 2014, 05:13 PM - Edit history (1)

discrimination these days is simply down to social class and not race.

On this note, let's not forget the story of Robbie Tolan, son of former baseball player Bobby Tolan who was profiled and followed home by the police in Bellaire, Texas because he was driving an expensive vehicle and then shot in the chest in his driveway after reacting when an officer pushed his mother.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Tolan

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Retired MLB player: "I was racially profiled in my own driveway." [View all] gollygee Apr 2014 OP

Thanks for posting the article. safeinOhio Apr 2014 #1

k/r marmar Apr 2014 #2

Posted to for later reading. 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #3

Why was the police outside their jurisdiction? LiberalFighter Apr 2014 #4

I'm betting that on at least one other occasion he followed this man home malaise Apr 2014 #6

The article explains the officer was pursuing a lead on a potential suspect tclambert Apr 2014 #7

That was my first question also, PRETZEL Apr 2014 #8

The area where Glanville lives NewJeffCT Apr 2014 #21

Good point, PRETZEL Apr 2014 #23

you'er right NewJeffCT Apr 2014 #25

But that's the point Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #28

As is the case with any such article, don't read the comments: they're full of racist trash alcibiades_mystery Apr 2014 #5

yes, outstanding article NewJeffCT Apr 2014 #24

Nah, it's not about Obama's skin color when it comes to how he's treated. The well known MLB uponit7771 Apr 2014 #9

Calling the President a POS used car salesman had nothing to do with msanthrope Apr 2014 #12

What's disconcerting is the number of liberals who don't believe the pervasiveness of this uponit7771 Apr 2014 #19

If they believed they would have to examine their own conduct. msanthrope Apr 2014 #29

who would have figured heaven05 Apr 2014 #10

I don't think it's *more* racism. Brigid Apr 2014 #16

well yeah heaven05 Apr 2014 #17

Every adult Black male I know... nyabingi Apr 2014 #11

+1000 heaven05 Apr 2014 #15

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2014 #20

excellent article LittleGirl Apr 2014 #13

...but, but, but I'm told by obtuse DUers on a daily basis that most Chakab Apr 2014 #14

they think that because the class situation is @ themselves-so it is worthy of consideration... bettyellen Apr 2014 #18

The entire article is well worth the read Marrah_G Apr 2014 #22

Might fun to file a safeinOhio Apr 2014 #26

Sadly, many DUers will see nothing wrong with that incident Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #27

Racism is classism Warpy Apr 2014 #30