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In reply to the discussion: A white woman called the cops on a black real estate investor. Police defended him. [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)86. You're right
It takes a multi-front effort.
Im just tired of having to always do the reaching out to help people understand what they should already know - and having to do it ways and language not likely to offend them. Im sure to get it ...
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A white woman called the cops on a black real estate investor. Police defended him. [View all]
applegrove
May 2018
OP
He needs to stay far away from that property now. She will seek retribution. nt
DRoseDARs
May 2018
#12
Tennessee. I'm sure she knows or knows someone who knows someone who dons a white hood...
DRoseDARs
May 2018
#17
Totally different situation. If the owner of the property had been at this house....
Honeycombe8
May 2018
#24
Why am I not surprised that you popped in to try, once again, to defend that illegal arrest?
EffieBlack
May 2018
#27
The only relevant difference is that, in this instance, the cops did their jobs correctly
EffieBlack
May 2018
#36
It's hijacking. It's not the subject of the thread, or even same situation. nt
Honeycombe8
May 2018
#72
Do you go around jumping in to police the responses to EVERYONE's OPs or just the ones that
EffieBlack
May 2018
#73
Oh, I agree. Asking initially might be okay. It's after that that got weird. nt
Honeycombe8
May 2018
#39
70% of Memphis is black. This woman is just ignorant, but it happens all the time here.
Luciferous
May 2018
#41