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In reply to the discussion: Here's an example of my white male privilege. [View all]RKP5637
(67,112 posts)6. Fortunately he did not taser you or pepper spray you to near death!!!
Yep, black guy would have been potentially dead. So many cops are outrageous assholes.
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Probably, had he been black and in a shitty car, he'd get a ticket. Black and in a nice car,
Rabrrrrrr
Apr 2021
#16
I never have seen anyone complain about getting out of a ticket until this thread.
Treefrog
Apr 2021
#38
He realized he fucked up, and MM's response by calling the security company proved it.
BradAllison
Apr 2021
#63
No, but every time I've been pulled over they ask for license, registration and insurance.
Treefrog
Apr 2021
#39
I'm white and in almost 30 years of driving I've only been pulled over once
meadowlander
Apr 2021
#53
Very, VERY similar to my "traffic stop" analogy, and absolutely spot on.
BobTheSubgenius
Apr 2021
#29
Excellent example. And WTF was the "security" guard doing except being a paranoid a-hole??
Evolve Dammit
Apr 2021
#36