Woman dubbed 'Golfcart Gail' called police on black father at soccer game
Source: The Hill
A white woman in Florida became the subject of mockery on social media after she was recorded calling the police on a black man who was attending his son's soccer game.
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The incident was recorded by several other attendees of the game, one of whom dubbed the woman "Golfcart Gail" in a now-viral Facebook post explaining that the woman accused the man of harassing the referee.
"This man was simply trying to watch his son's soccer game and cheer for him from the sides. He yelled 'The ref is right!' when he saw his kid out there getting frustrated after a call," Ginger Williams wrote in a Facebook post.
"For whatever reason, Golfcart Gail just would not let this go. She continued to harass and beleaguer this parent. The gentleman offered to leave in order to avoid a situation," she added. "As he began to pack up his things Golfcart Gail informed him that she was calling the police because she no longer felt safe with his threatening behavior."
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SpankMe
(2,937 posts)...is that the man offered to leave in order to avoid escalating the situation. Yes, he was being the adult in the room by doing so. But offering to leave also strikes me as a kind of capitulation that would only empower Golfcart Gail's behavior in the future.
We all have to fight this.
The treatment of minorities - blacks in particular - has eroded in recent years. It began as a backlash against Obama and has accelerated under Trump.
brooklynite
(93,867 posts)...ask them what they'll do about this growing problem.
More_Cowbell
(2,190 posts)The Facebook post has more detail; there was a disturbance earlier and a parent had to be removed. But Golfcart Gail didn't feel that she needed to call the police on him.
I guess police are reluctant to tell people *not* to call, but there should be some kind of penalty for the people who do this.
riversedge
(69,724 posts)a golf cart. that said. I do not know if she has a disabiltiy-a physical one. If so, she perhaps needs it.
AllaN01Bear
(17,383 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,099 posts)nycbos
(6,033 posts)rpannier
(24,304 posts)and coming from me, that's unusual (I am a severe critic of the police)
A call has been made, they have to come out because if something bad happens they're criticized for ignoring it
I liked that the police confronted the woman who called the police because she saw Ving Rhames breaking into Ving Rahmes' house
They should confront all these idiots and explain in very clear and unpleasant terms to 'STOP FUCKING CALLING US WITH NOTHING! THERE ARE REAL CRIMES HAPPENING IN THE CITY AND YOU'RE TAKING US AWAY FROM DEALING WITH REAL CRIMINALS!"