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MoonRiver

(36,975 posts) Thu Dec 4, 2014, 03:25 PM Dec 2014

I'm a white woman, but I fear the police more [View all]

after watching murdering cops basically given the carte blanche to carry on. Obviously, young, black males have the most to fear, but all of us could be the target of some deranged, power mad cop at any time, and for no good reason.

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I'm a white woman, but I fear the police more [View all] MoonRiver Dec 2014 OP

K & R. Sadly, nobody is really immune from police brutality. nt AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #1

No, we're not. MoonRiver Dec 2014 #3

too many come from a war zone is the problem..... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #2

Scary MoonRiver Dec 2014 #4

Hell, many are still living high school! obxhead Dec 2014 #37

Cops are grown-up bullies. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #70

still looking for that rush helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #40

Yep...Adrenaline Junkies.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #45

Yup it's one of the things you hear a lot when helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #47

Not True Sparhawk60 Dec 2014 #65

Please see #CrimingWhileWhite & #AliveWhileBlack giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #5

For the most part I agree notadmblnd Dec 2014 #11

Both of my boys are black & puerto rican a giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #14

My son is now 21. notadmblnd Dec 2014 #17

Maybe *they* wouldn't, but they can't say the same of all their fellow officers. n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #42

In real life your black friend will be treated better with you in the car. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2014 #36

I'm sure you know better than I what my experience has been notadmblnd Dec 2014 #49

Didn't say that, but thanks for the heads up. I'll use it. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2014 #50

Both hashtags do make good points, that is true. AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #13

Thank you for speaking for the voiceless among us: white men XemaSab Dec 2014 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Dec 2014 #15

You're in denial if you don't acknowledge that a white giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Dec 2014 #39

Yes, because she is referring to the cops..... giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author blackcrowflies Dec 2014 #31

the cops bullet riddled a white boy blackcrowflies Dec 2014 #32

Not really NJCher Dec 2014 #51

You got that right. notadmblnd Dec 2014 #6

Yep. What's to stop them? MoonRiver Dec 2014 #8

Not to mention cops pulling over women to harrass or rape them hlthe2b Dec 2014 #7

I used to worry about this only in terms of police impersonator rapists. MoonRiver Dec 2014 #9

This is a good point NJCher Dec 2014 #52

I was once (1980's) pulled over for speeding on I-90 in the mid-west HeiressofBickworth Dec 2014 #58

I only started to fear the police when I moved out to Vegas SweetieD Dec 2014 #10

If they are so delusional as to believe the citizens of this country are criminals Rex Dec 2014 #12

I don't fear the police Aerows Dec 2014 #16

That's nice. Foolish but nice. nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #55

I'm white and I fear the cops demigoddess Dec 2014 #66

"Carte Blanche" has a nefariously ironic meaning in this context. RadiationTherapy Dec 2014 #18

Repost of DUer eridani's thread from Oct 2... TeeYiYi Dec 2014 #19

+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #56

Wow, thank you for posting that again. woo me with science Dec 2014 #67

I don't trust them damnedifIknow Dec 2014 #20

As long as some are oppressed, none are free. Maedhros Dec 2014 #22

Exactly-- mtngirl47 Dec 2014 #26

I try to avoid any area where yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #23

Agreed. I trust SFPD more than any other PD, but that isn't saying much. arcane1 Dec 2014 #29

Same here. However, I think policemen are also afraid pathansen Dec 2014 #24

A police officer who is afraid should not be on the street or issued a weapon. tridim Dec 2014 #27

+1 nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #43

Bullshit. They create more crimes and criminals than they catch. ncjustice80 Dec 2014 #46

Then they should seek a different career. nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #57

Cops also have been found to have raped women lark Dec 2014 #25

Denver police knock pregnant woman to the ground nichomachus Dec 2014 #28

My daughter got stalked by a cop for ten years, so yeah, we all have something to fear. Rozlee Dec 2014 #30

I was followed by an NYPD car HockeyMom Dec 2014 #34

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #33

You should be afraid . The police are there to protect the Corporate State and anyone and any thing geretogo Dec 2014 #35

OK, but... devils chaplain Dec 2014 #38

I am pretty sure most of us here understand that. But there is no use Live and Learn Dec 2014 #61

Anyone who is not wealthy should fear the police CrawlingChaos Dec 2014 #41

+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #62

I've always been wary of them, but more so now. I avoid contact with police at all costs. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #44

Police protect and serve JEB Dec 2014 #53

Bingo! If I understood the daughter of Eric Garner she said that snappyturtle Dec 2014 #64

I've feared the cops for years and I'm a white woman but deafskeptic Dec 2014 #54

"Comply or die" me b zola Dec 2014 #59

Sadly, some of the public (even some on DU) seem to think Live and Learn Dec 2014 #63

I'm a white male, and I fear the police a tad.... steve2470 Dec 2014 #68

I'm an autistic person. I'm terrified of cops because I fear that my odd body language... Odin2005 Dec 2014 #69