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Glassunion

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6. Contraband. I once watched a YouTube video of a cop calling books contraband.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Thu Sep 18, 2014, 03:40 PM

Sep 2014

The lady was refusing a search of her vehicle. I cannot recall if they ended up getting a warrant or not, but they eventually searched her car and were referring to some of the books as "contraband". IIRC the lady had some really racist crap, but the whole thing freaked me out that books were a problem.

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Look at the Ferguson records for car pull overs by race AND the results! [View all] Maraya1969 Sep 2014 OP

Doesnt matter, righty thinks most BLACK people have committed crimes and we are all randys1 Sep 2014 #1

Kickin' Faux pas Sep 2014 #2

These kinds of numbers hold true in a lot of America. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #3

K&R&NT ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #4

Kicked and recommended! That sounds fair. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #5

Contraband. I once watched a YouTube video of a cop calling books contraband. Glassunion Sep 2014 #6

The trouble with statistics robbob Sep 2014 #7

My suspicion too... pipoman Sep 2014 #10

See post 11 Maraya1969 Sep 2014 #12

I think I noted that in my post. However at this point that is just speculation. Maraya1969 Sep 2014 #11

Yeah, except we know what the truth is pipoman Sep 2014 #15

so while searching white people 10 times less drray23 Sep 2014 #8

Amnesty for Ferguson! tea and oranges Sep 2014 #9

No, if it were true that Ferguson pipoman Sep 2014 #16

But it is for a reason malaise Sep 2014 #13

I know. It is barbaric. Maraya1969 Sep 2014 #14