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originally posted by: dreamingawake
More often then not in some places this scenario might be the case of following someone to wait until they make a mistake. Officer thought eye contact was suspicious, a nervous reaction. Seems like only in smaller towns or if you know police in your city that it's safe to wave, nod or give eye contact.
originally posted by: theyknowwhoyouare
What does his race have to do with it?
I am white and have been pulled over for looking directly at a cop. He said it was suspicious.
I think the problem is that police find all poor people suspicious. Wouldn't have pulled him if he was riding in a limo I bet.
Yeah poor in a low income neighborhood sadly no matter what skin color you're already a suspect.
originally posted by: ladyvalkyrie
Aggravated mean muggin'
With felony enhancement for having a 'tan'
originally posted by: rollanotherone
This is interesting. Would it be considered speech? The look that is? And aren't we allowed the freedom of speech? Verbal cues using body language? So, looking at a cop is a criminal offense, but we're allowed that freedom, right?
Here, a little something else.
nakedlaw.avvo.com...
We can legally flip off a cop, Supreme Court said it falls under freedom of speech. Although it's advised NOT to, but nothing illegal over doing it. In the link, the cop fabricated a story to pull over the person and cite them.
What happened to the days of dignity in LEO?
originally posted by: alienjuggalo
a reply to: FraggleRock
as bad as getting pulled over for having an air freshener.
I almost started a thread on this but it seems like a good thread to post it in..
originally posted by: Woodcarver
a reply to: FraggleRock
Well, the cop says it plain as day. He tailed him for making direct eye contact, and then pulls the driver over for not turning his signal on 100ft before he made a turn. He literally followed the driver for several miles and waited on him to make any mistake to pull him over. When the driver doesn't make any mistakes, the cop gets frustrated and just makes some # up.
I hope the cop gets fired. But he won't. Business as usual.
I think a lot of people are scared to death when they are in the proximity of a black person.
originally posted by: WeAreAWAKE
More cop bashing...huh? If I was driving and saw someone looking me in the eyes for what seemed like too long, I would wonder what that was all about. Were they worried about me? Were they pissed off at me for some reason? And I guess if I were a cop, I just might look for a reason to check them out.
You people are getting ridiculous. Now a cop can't stop you if you act suspicious even if he finds a reason?
originally posted by: WeAreAWAKE
More cop bashing...huh? If I was driving and saw someone looking me in the eyes for what seemed like too long, I would wonder what that was all about. Were they worried about me? Were they pissed off at me for some reason? And I guess if I were a cop, I just might look for a reason to check them out.
You people are getting ridiculous. Now a cop can't stop you if you act suspicious even if he finds a reason?
originally posted by: odzeandennz
originally posted by: Kangaruex4Ewe
originally posted by: odzeandennz
originally posted by: Kangaruex4Ewe
a reply to: odzeandennz
It's not just black people. Did you not read above? I have been harassed and I am a white female. They don't like anyone who is different, they especially don't like anyone who questions the status quo or challenges their authority.
Concentrating on one specific group of people might fix problems (eventually) for that group but the problems need to be fixed for EVERYONE.
yea, I'm sure statistically, your struggle is real.
take away your tats and piercing, your struggle is still real.... right? or wrong?
/....yea right
So I deserve it? Odd how we can pick and choose whose "struggle" is real, whose isn't, who deserves to struggle, who doesn't, etc.
I don't think I equated myself with any minority in the mistreatment department, but I have been mistreated. I suppose as long as there are varying degrees of mistreatment it's ok. While you are ok'ing some mistreatment based on other things, then the mistreatment does what it's doing now.
It spreads like the plague.
So wear your sarcasm like a badge of honor and when the mistreatment reaches your front door it will be because it was condoned for others regardless of the reason.
Come to think of it, I think this line of thinking may be exactly why the police are so out of control now.
You know there was a time not long ago where no one thought that black people's "struggle" was real either. Go figure.
a) don't put words in my mouth
b) don't compare your mistreatment for an 'emo appearance' with mistreatment associated with one's melatonin ( no control over that)
c) there is nothing that guy can do to change the way he looks
d) yes there are varying degrees of police mistreatment, yours pale in comparison. how is this man going live like, psychologically, what is he going to teach his children, or what sort of morality is he going to spread etc...
I'm sure your struggle is real...
your points fail .
its like saying a person with tats and piercings get odd looks at a parents teacher meeting, vs a person who gets a ticket while going to a parents teacher meeting for being black....
-you have piercing and tats you'll get odd looks, certain countries even frown upon them. but you wont get pulled over or a ticket....