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uponit7771

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17. WOW!! in a neighborhood where interaction with the police is safe running makes no sense...

Reply to Lee-Lee (Reply #10)

Mon May 4, 2015, 12:41 AM

May 2015

... but in a neighborhood where the police treat you like this

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Running makes perfect sense...

I lived in the first, they hated me and my friends and were supremacist about it too...

There's no need to give THOSE kind of LEOs the benefit of the doubt

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Why Black People Running From the Police Makes Perfect Sense [View all] eridani May 2015 OP

I've seen enough episodes of COPS to agree with this. joshcryer May 2015 #1

A guy who sometimes works for me had this problem 7962 May 2015 #7

Thanks, good post. Why do I watch Cops? Enthusiast May 2015 #11

I take their side a lot. joshcryer May 2015 #16

This was one of the issues that came out in Ferguson BumRushDaShow May 2015 #2

Nightmare upon nightmare. Most, for additional profits for individuals, Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #3

Post removed Post removed May 2015 #4

is there a law against being black? noiretextatique May 2015 #5

No... but when someone is `in-between warrants'... Oktober May 2015 #6

It tickles me that you don't think that you are obvious as all hell Number23 May 2015 #12

Yeah, whatever. Gemini Cat May 2015 #8

That works if you're white and working. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #9

While I can have sympathy sometimes Lee-Lee May 2015 #10

Excellent post. romanic May 2015 #13

In cities where you're a threat because of your skin color meaning the cops can kill you because of uponit7771 May 2015 #18

The only problem is cops are showing you might not even survive to fight it in court strategery blunder May 2015 #14

WOW!! in a neighborhood where interaction with the police is safe running makes no sense... uponit7771 May 2015 #17

No- it still doesn't make sense Lee-Lee May 2015 #21

Let me state that I am white, but sadoldgirl May 2015 #15

You do realize of course... Lee-Lee May 2015 #23

I'm an old white woman and I'd avoid them gwheezie May 2015 #19

Don't forget the biggest reason: backscatter712 May 2015 #20

When I was a deputy we caught almost all runners Lee-Lee May 2015 #22