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Warpy

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7. It's a good thing she didn't pick up her cell phone when it rang

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Jul 15, 2017, 02:49 PM

Jul 2017

Anything shiny in someone's hand (even with a loud ringtone) = gun to a panicky cop and black skin causes them all to turn panicky, it seems.

I am glad she is alive, that she managed to stay calm, and that she is telling her story.

That cop needs a desk job. Anyone who draws a weapon in a non life threatening situation is too twitchy to work on the street.

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Lifesaving Advice From A Black Woman HELD AT GUNPOINT BY POLICE [View all] MrScorpio Jul 2017 OP

Sad to have to say this... sheshe2 Jul 2017 #1

My heart rate is up just reading that. NT enough Jul 2017 #2

Cop's fears often equal a dead POC irisblue Jul 2017 #3

And if he had murdered her ThoughtCriminal Jul 2017 #4

Very scary. murielm99 Jul 2017 #5

Listing that she's college educated and has no criminal record isn't germane. rogue emissary Jul 2017 #6

It IS germane, because many white people don't realize that it doesn't matter how much pnwmom Jul 2017 #9

That unintentionally suggests a black person that hasn't achieved anything . . . rogue emissary Jul 2017 #12

It's entirely germane... MrScorpio Jul 2017 #18

Agreed, as a retort to that assertion. rogue emissary Jul 2017 #19

Yes, that was my favorite line as well. femmedem Jul 2017 #24

It's germane here... DAMANgoldberg Jul 2017 #28

It's a good thing she didn't pick up her cell phone when it rang Warpy Jul 2017 #7

I cried Scarsdale Jul 2017 #8

Sad story tiredtoo Jul 2017 #10

I am so sick and tired of these EVIL fucking police !!!! SamKnause Jul 2017 #11

" they think everyone not wearing a badge is a criminal" heaven05 Jul 2017 #33

Thank you for posting GeoWilliam750 Jul 2017 #13

philando was calm. cops aren't when they kill blacks. pansypoo53219 Jul 2017 #14

So my first thought was - what if one thing changed - the color of her skin rurallib Jul 2017 #15

I believe you're right True Dough Jul 2017 #26

If someone had mistaken the off-duty cop pointing a gun as the villain and shot him, I WinkyDink Jul 2017 #16

This is a must read. What African Americans have been saying for years. LuckyLib Jul 2017 #17

K&R and Tweeted Mr. S! yuiyoshida Jul 2017 #20

I'm going to have to look at my insurance plan to see if it covers Counseling for depression. Stonepounder Jul 2017 #21

This is a great post...and very well written..Thank You for posting..I must add this.. Stuart G Jul 2017 #22

Whoa! MAN was she smart. calimary Jul 2017 #23

Wow. I found I was holding my breath just reading that. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #25

This is just so wrong. And you know what? Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2017 #27

This reminded me of something that happened to me 30 years ago DFW Jul 2017 #29

I'm quite sure I would have knocked on the door tavernier Jul 2017 #30

This is the reality of the cop/ suspect scenario. And it shouldn't be. Fla Dem Jul 2017 #31

on this day of worship heaven05 Jul 2017 #32

Excellent and frightening account. Nitram Jul 2017 #34

i think most gun nuts fantasize about pulling a gun and shooting a black person JI7 Jul 2017 #35