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In reply to the discussion: Today I saw white privilege in action --Update [View all]NewEnglandAutumn
(184 posts)23. Not Really
There are a lot of videos of people interacting with police out there and if you set some time aside and watch them it is impossible to not see patterns of behavior i.e..
-there are a lot of idiots out there who set out to piss off cops (many are self proclaimed sovereign citizens)
-there are cops who clearly enjoy bullying people
-black people, particularly men, are handcuffed at routine stops for 'the safety of everyone' much more frequently than white people
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Cop may have been heading back to station to go off-duty.... They see nothing at that time of their
LiberalArkie
Jun 2019
#13
Lol, yeah it helps to be a woman when it's a male cop, not if it's a female cop though.
cwydro
Jun 2019
#46
When I was a teen coming back from a Meijers with my first 10 speed bike back in the early 70's
yaesu
Jun 2019
#14
We have absolutely no way of knowing what the first officer was doing either
Maru Kitteh
Jun 2019
#33
I think it's ok to assume a lot of things with the police. What a shame they are so racist.
Bonx
Jun 2019
#48
If only we lived in a world where every single minor transgression was punished
fescuerescue
Jun 2019
#55