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In reply to the discussion: They Dared Me to Post This... [View all]JustAnotherGen
(31,823 posts)It's about my dad in his Cadillac a few months before he died getting pulled over by a Monroe County Sheriff little pup pulling into the entrance of the development he lived in for 33 years.
The Vietnam Veterans bumper sticker didn't prevent it.
His time on the school board didn't prevent it.
His involvement in county politics didn't prevent it.
Being a deacon in his church didn't prevent it.
Having held executive positions (VP level) in large companies didn't prevent it.
The oxygen tank didn't prevent it.
The few million dollars my mom is sitting on (thank god - she will probably live another 30 years based on family history) didn't prevent it.
Nothing stops a hate filled bigot.
If anything - it eggs them on.
Case in point? President Obama.