You don't have to be black to be profiled in this country
POSTED BY: Wishimay
UPDATED: Friday, August 22, 2025 00:02
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"so brainwashed to accept this crap"
That if you break the law you might get caught and punished?
Now, I agree the police here seem to be pretty much acting for their own gain. And then there are whole cities that enrich themselves by creating and enforcing laws to consume their people, like Ferguson. And the chances that Mr/Ms Doe might get into the inner circle of knowledge and so reliably change their circumstances are slim to none.
But there is the vote. If you don't like they way things are being run - vote them ALL out. And keep doing that till things get better.
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Originally posted by 1kiki:
That if you break the law you might get caught and punished?
As I said, the punishment should fit the crime. It doesn't.
They charge ridiculous rates for a nothin' offense. But then, writing tickets is more of a business, and less about caring about the "crime" of going ten miles over...
As for the other thing, it would mean I would have to have faith in the system. I don't. Once again people in charge of people. I mean no politician ever uses their office for personal gain or anything.
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The very last defense is the protest vote. A big NO to every incumbent, and select someone whose profession seems to be more in line with your ideas. My city has a LOT of business people on the city council. That's why I vote for every teacher, nurse, shopworker etc that I can find.
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Yeah, my party is "hermit" and our motto is "Stay the hell away from me, and I'll stay the hell away from you."
The only people I like are people that don't want to control some aspect of my life, and since everyone I know would like to at some point, I don't like many people. The only reason I come back here is that I have a computer between me and humanity. If it weren't for sex, I think my husband and I would really be very glad to be real hermits. It's just such a carefree existence NOT dealing with people. Were I healthy and single I would have gladly signed up to go to Mars.
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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
When I was on my P plates (probationer drivers display on their cars for a year) I was pulled over all the time. Now I can see why. Probationers need to be pulled up so they dont get cocky.
we're all judged on our appearances. If I have a swastika tatooes on my head, I gonna get a reaction so there is no use complaining. However, and this is a big however, there is a vast ocean of difference between judging someone on how they choose to present themselves and judging someone based on skin colour or ethnicity or gender.
and in all judgements, at the end of day, you should be judged on objective criteria. ie did you commit the crime? If no, then it's an issue that's worth protest, if yes, quit whining.
I agree.
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Nobody is stupid enough to care what you think, except you.
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Originally posted by Wishimay:Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Right. No one ever does anything wrong, it's just the mean, racist cops who want to harass the public for no damn reason, huh?
Methinks you doth protest too much, why might that be perchance?? Seems like you side with cops an awful lot.
I'm not the one protesting here, that'd be you. And yes, until given an ACTUAL real reason not to, I will side w/ the cops.
That doesn't excuse or deny a-hole cops. I know they exist, and I have had the displeasure of dealing w/ them. Some, it doesn't matter how much you " yes sir, no sir ", they still get off on telling folks what to do.
But MY experience is that those dicks are the exception, and far from the rule.
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PS. Not that it matters, but the reason he was speeding was because we only have the one car and he was trying to get home so I could drive my grandma to her eye appointment, because she's going blind and can't drive herself.
But hey, a crime is a crime, eh?
WHY he was speeding is irrelevant.
And I hate whiners. I just do.
Punk talk show host Mike Gallagher was telling a story where he got into a road rage incident with some lady because HE was on the phone, and not going the damn speed limit. He ADMITTED that he was A- breaking the law by talking on the phone and B- was being a nuisance on the road by not focusing on his driving, but his excuse ?? He had a family emergency, and was trying to deal w/ it , via the phone, and some " rude " lady came up along side him, honked her horn, and gave him the 'hang up' gesture !!!
And this a-hole has the nerve to call the LADY out for being rude! HE was the one in the wrong, and it's not even close ! All sense of chivalry and doing right by the law should just take a back seat because of HIS personal needs! How the hell was any other driver to know the nature of his phone call ? Guess what ? IT DOESN'T MATTER ! You drive on public roads, you abide by the law, or get the eff off to the side of the road and do your phone talking there.
Just as he's not special, neither are you, or ANYONE when driving on the road. Unless your car has flashing lights on it and is either an ambulance, firetruck or cop, you don't get to do as you damn well please on the roads.
Sucks, I know, but that's life.
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FWIW I've been on the freeway talking to a relative trying to find out which emergency room I need to get to b/c the ambulance drivers were still debating while en route. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do...
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Doesn't matter who you're on the phone with, if you start swerving across the lines, go too fast or too slow or aren't paying attention to the road, you're risking the lives of others and yourself.
No one's excuse is better than anyone else's. And other drivers have no way of knowing if you're talking to your BFF, your mistress, ordering pizza or telling Jack freaking Bauer how to defuse a nuclear bomb.
IT DOESN'T MATTER ! Hang up and drive.
Dammit.
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But if you're driving well it's all moot.
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