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DallasNE

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10. I Don't Have A Story Like That

Fri Mar 30, 2012, 04:49 PM

Mar 2012

But while vacationing in south Florida I was driving on the main street in downtown Miami one lunch hour (about 1973) where I was setting in traffic at a stoplight when out of the corner of my eye I saw a young black man walking the same direction I was going. Then, coming from the opposite direction were two white guys and I smelled trouble. So did the black man and he took off running through a small park and sure enough the two white guys took off after him. They soon disappeared from sight behind a building so I don't know the outcome. Only about 50 feet in front of me was a pay phone so I attempted to get in the right lane to call the cops but the car to my right that I merged behind pulled up to the pay phone so I continued on. But this attempted assult happened in the middle of downtown Miami over a lunch hour. Florida seems to have a long history of race/hate problems and no place is safe from attack. Not even a gated community.

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Re: Trayvon Martin [View all] H2O Man Mar 2012 OP

nt sudopod Mar 2012 #1

Powerful, H2O Man. MarianJack Mar 2012 #2

Wow, keep on keeping on. arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #3

Thank you for sharing your powerful experiences with us. myrna minx Mar 2012 #4

Years ago, decades now, I used to think Angela Davis was over the top EFerrari Mar 2012 #5

But, NOLALady Mar 2012 #17

While racism didn't start in suburbia EFerrari Mar 2012 #21

Actually, more than 20 years... chervilant Mar 2012 #26

Mander followed that book H2O Man Mar 2012 #27

The Jeffersons went on the air in 1975, I was thinking of that show. EFerrari Mar 2012 #31

great OP as always, H2O Man ! nt steve2470 Mar 2012 #6

I gladly call you my brother ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2012 #7

Thanks for adding to the talk we're having on DU lunatica Mar 2012 #8

Thanks for this excellent post malaise Mar 2012 #9

I Don't Have A Story Like That DallasNE Mar 2012 #10

thank you seems Bluerthanblue Mar 2012 #11

Thanks ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2012 #12

WTF is wrong with us/ zeemike Mar 2012 #13

America is not the same for all of us MrScorpio Mar 2012 #14

these stories just break my heart. barbtries Mar 2012 #15

I am glad all the incidents I have seen have been relatively mild, Kalidurga Mar 2012 #16

.... spanone Mar 2012 #18

I hear you, brotha. Mopar151 Mar 2012 #19

Thank you for the post, sorry about the way things are, still. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #20

Sometimes patience is not a virtue. Gregorian Mar 2012 #22

And history repeats and repeats. Thank you, my friend. Maybe one day we will babylonsister Mar 2012 #23

You don't know that it was murder, but don't let that stop you. Vattel Mar 2012 #24

It is said H2O Man Mar 2012 #29

You have no real answer. Vattel Mar 2012 #32

As the H2O Man Mar 2012 #33

I find it telling ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #37

Thanks H2O Man ewagner Mar 2012 #25

america marshall gaines Mar 2012 #28

This happened not too far from where I live coeur_de_lion Mar 2012 #30

Powerful. K&R Horse with no Name Apr 2012 #34

There are forces at work here far from targeting and killing a teenager. gordianot Apr 2012 #35

relating to the pain GETTINGTIRED Apr 2012 #36