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originally posted by: Sookiechacha
“They were not rushing,” she said. “They were out, just like we were, out having a good day. They were leisurely.”
Both Ms. Thompson and Ms. Ojo said that the group behind them had not complained. In fact, Ms. Thompson added, one of the men from that group “came to us and told us how outraged he was at our treatment.”
originally posted by: Abysha
Well yeah because those guys were decent people. But just having police called on you can be humiliating and have social consequences. Even when the police do everything right (which is more often than they're given credit for), it still sucks for innocent people getting harassed by the people who called them in the first place.
Their day started out with a hiccup: Frost on the course delayed their tee time by an hour, Ms. Thompson said, so they weren’t able to start playing until 11 a.m. Though a foursome is the norm, the club permitted a group of five, she said
Then, as they teed off on the second hole, she explained, they were approached by a former county commissioner who, according to The York Daily Record, serves in an advisory role for the golf course. He asked them twice to leave and threatened to cancel their memberships over their pace of play, she said.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
If the group of 5 was the problem, then the guys should have said that, instead of complaining about their pace, which was not slow according to the women and the men playing behind them.
I don't know...maybe they were asked to leave and they refused while become belligerent.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
The second hole! Sounds like this guy had a "thing" for these women! Then, they skipped the third hole altogether! The guys behind them never caught up with the women, and never complained about their pace.
originally posted by: WeRpeons
Calling the police, are you kidding me? Sounds like some white club members didn't like the idea of seeing black women on their golf course.
Pennsylvania Golf Club Ejects Black Women, Including NAACP's Sandra Thompson, for 'Playing Slowly'
Sound like slow golfers who happened to be black...
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: Xtrozero
Since their tee time was delayed by 1 hour because of frost, I doubt that there was anyone in front of them, and the player behind the ladies said they never caught up with them and never complained about their pace.
And, according to golfers posting in this thread, 2 hours is just right for 9 holes.
originally posted by: WUNK22
Have you ever experienced a group of unruly black women?
originally posted by: DISRAELI
originally posted by: WUNK22
Have you ever experienced a group of unruly black women?
I must admit that I haven't. Sheltered life. However it seems that the police who turned up took the same view, that their conduct wasn't a police issue.
The rule-book of the club probably describes a procedure for dealing with people who break the rules, and that should have been followed instead.