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brooklynite

(93,867 posts)
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 02:35 PM Oct 2018

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.

...snip...

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."

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/411877-woman-dubbed-golfcart-gail-called-police-on-black-father-at

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Woman dubbed 'Golfcart Gail' called police on black father at soccer game (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2018 OP
What really pisses me off about this - SpankMe Oct 2018 #1
There are a lot of AG candidates running this year... brooklynite Oct 2018 #2
A parent was *ejected* earlier, and she didn't call the police on him More_Cowbell Oct 2018 #3
Change of subject but that woman looks like she needs to walk instead of using riversedge Oct 2018 #4
id love to sue and file a false police report charge . AllaN01Bear Oct 2018 #5
She rides around in a golfcart just like her hero Trump Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2018 #6
How to they come up with these names? nycbos Oct 2018 #7
I feel for the police in situations like this rpannier Oct 2018 #8

SpankMe

(2,937 posts)
1. What really pisses me off about this -
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 02:45 PM
Oct 2018

...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)
2. There are a lot of AG candidates running this year...
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 02:46 PM
Oct 2018

...ask them what they'll do about this growing problem.

More_Cowbell

(2,190 posts)
3. A parent was *ejected* earlier, and she didn't call the police on him
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 03:10 PM
Oct 2018

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)
4. Change of subject but that woman looks like she needs to walk instead of using
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 03:12 PM
Oct 2018

a golf cart. that said. I do not know if she has a disabiltiy-a physical one. If so, she perhaps needs it.

rpannier

(24,304 posts)
8. I feel for the police in situations like this
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 09:40 PM
Oct 2018

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!"

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