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63splitwindow

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11. The fact he was reported as "suspicious black man" and that it was a wharf...
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 07:15 PM
Jul 2016

are not in the original post, which is what my comments were based upon.

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Does not shock me.. HipChick Jul 2016 #1
Canada defintely has some issues with racism MrScorpio Jul 2016 #2
please explain what you mean cntrfthrs Jul 2016 #28
Just what Mr. Scorpio said obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #33
Could be a legitimate "check welfare" stop... 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #3
He was told that it was called in as "suspicious black man" MH1 Jul 2016 #7
The fact he was reported as "suspicious black man" and that it was a wharf... 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #11
Yes, the lack of details in the original post MH1 Jul 2016 #12
Third Paragraph of the OP Night Watchman Jul 2016 #48
"His actions sound like those of a depressed person" awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #24
Yeah I drive off and park somewhere and read poetry all the time. Then I leave... 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #26
I go to the park when I'm stressed awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #27
I still do not see how a cop pulling this guy over for being black could be construed as a wellness 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #29
Actually, lots of people do that obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #35
HAHAHA- sorry, didn't pass giggle test. nt 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #39
Just because you don't read poetry, that doesn't mean no one does. tblue37 Jul 2016 #44
Reading poetry is GREAT when stuck somewhere or waiting on someone... 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #46
Just another white person awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #45
Incorrect. For the record I don't care what color you are. nt 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #47
He said he was "stewing" which isn't being depressed obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #34
"Stewing" is not being depressed? 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #38
"Canada" didn't call this in padfun Jul 2016 #4
Please see my link and excerpt above, it was several people. MH1 Jul 2016 #9
I know, but even then. padfun Jul 2016 #14
Bet that ticked off police. I think it was Richard Pryor who joked about a policeman Hoyt Jul 2016 #5
Yup, Canadians can be racist too IronLionZion Jul 2016 #6
Murder would be Very Impolite, EH? Night Watchman Jul 2016 #17
Ask northern Native Americans if whites are a "tad bit" racist in Canada Person 2713 Jul 2016 #8
+1 FailureToCommunicate Jul 2016 #16
Is C.S. Lewis .... sheshe2 Jul 2016 #10
If so, Night Watchman Jul 2016 #18
DWB Mendocino Jul 2016 #13
Or more simply: R kentauros Jul 2016 #31
OMG. progressoid Jul 2016 #42
And of course it happened at a Waffle House kentauros Jul 2016 #43
Deep in their instinctive hearts zentrum Jul 2016 #15
Disagree. Elmergantry Jul 2016 #21
Yeah, that's the easy zentrum Jul 2016 #23
NAILED IT! Night Watchman Jul 2016 #30
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #49
I think the "easy unthinking reaction" Elmergantry Jul 2016 #36
I see no one on this thread blaming "everything on whitey." LanternWaste Jul 2016 #40
sounds like it to me Elmergantry Jul 2016 #41
training ? DustyJoe Jul 2016 #19
i blame the 911 callers & 911 not asking more. pansypoo53219 Jul 2016 #20
K&R.. thank you.. Cha Jul 2016 #22
driving while litterate.....oh the humanity dembotoz Jul 2016 #25
Oh, I actually think in some ways they can be more racist obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #32
Just be grateful it wasn't Edgar Allan Poe. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #37
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