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pipoman

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93. I agree

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 12:59 AM

Jan 2013

except I believe there has certainly been times in the history of the US when injustices like this were more common, just lesser known.

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When Traffic Stops Go Bad -- How Cops Demean Black and Brown Men [View all] xchrom Jan 2013 OP

I'll feel soooo much safer pipoman Jan 2013 #1

You want a gun to defend yourself against the police? CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #3

The second amendment and private ownership pipoman Jan 2013 #4

Oh bullshit Coyotl Jan 2013 #7

History..get some.. pipoman Jan 2013 #8

Oh, yeah--what they needed at that traffic stop was a gun. That TOTALLY would msanthrope Jan 2013 #12

See post #87 pipoman Jan 2013 #92

that's right, good job trying to turn a thread about racial profiling into something different CreekDog Jan 2013 #67

yeah great idea! Takket Jan 2013 #14

Nobody said any such thing.. pipoman Jan 2013 #87

Let's see--approximately 300 million guns in the US. tblue37 Jan 2013 #96

The nature of government is to always push pipoman Jan 2013 #97

wow you totally hijacked this thread for your own purposes CreekDog Jan 2013 #21

How's that working out lately? Or were you making a funny? n/t A Simple Game Jan 2013 #24

If that were the case then why is this happeneing? Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #45

See #87 pipoman Jan 2013 #88

Perfect response! Rex Jan 2013 #69

That will never happen. The tragedy in Newtown plethoro Jan 2013 #16

I agree pipoman Jan 2013 #93

I agree with you. marble falls Jan 2013 #25

thx pipoman Jan 2013 #94

I know this is off topic but... mwooldri Jan 2013 #48

Thanks for understanding the intent of this post.. pipoman Jan 2013 #95

Never mind that it's the proliferation of guns that give pigs an excuse to act like this at any stop. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2013 #73

I imagine your sacred cow is well defended LanternWaste Jan 2013 #80

In Texas RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #2

That's reserved for women, I think. Which brings to mind..why no outrage of how women are treated?nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #89

Why was your registration expired? OldRedneck Jan 2013 #5

Hmm. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #10

+1 Gormy Cuss Jan 2013 #74

Exactly BanzaiBonnie Jan 2013 #79

Same here. Also as a person growing up in a less enlightened era (huh?), here's what a co-worker freshwest Jan 2013 #101

No, that still leaves the problem of unaccountable cops who do indefensible things. n/t D23MIURG23 Jan 2013 #30

Life must be good in "the bubble." TahitiNut Jan 2013 #38

But But But We Needed OldRN To Lecture Us Tahiti HangOnKids Jan 2013 #82

...and if you do not comply with the state's requirements, you deserve to be harassed? yardwork Jan 2013 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author damnedifIknow Jan 2013 #6

I don't know about lower IQ timesamillion Jan 2013 #29

A bachelors degree in what? n/t D23MIURG23 Jan 2013 #31

Like most professions, I assume it's a degree "related to the field" timesamillion Jan 2013 #35

Oh and stick arrogant and roid raging in there also. damnedifIknow Jan 2013 #33

Depends on the PD... backscatter712 Jan 2013 #49

Yes, that was an interesting case timesamillion Jan 2013 #61

It was CT not NY. But otherwise correct. Glassunion Jan 2013 #75

k/r marmar Jan 2013 #9

From what this guy describes, he got a completely legal and professional traffic stop. msanthrope Jan 2013 #11

I've never even been asked to leave my car. wildeyed Jan 2013 #13

Yep, just posted the same thing above. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #17

Me too. White female. Anyone pretending everyone gets treated the same is clueless. Pirate Smile Jan 2013 #26

as a white male my last pull-over - i was ordered out of my car, hands on the hood and searched leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #37

Neither have I--and I was recently stopped and ticketed in VA. msanthrope Jan 2013 #18

I've never been asked to leave my car either gollygee Jan 2013 #36

You can't retrain psychopaths. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #63

Yes, white male here Rex Jan 2013 #71

As a clean cut, white male, I'm compelled to agree with you. LanternWaste Jan 2013 #81

I'm a white female. I wanted to get out once, and they told me to stay in the car.... Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #90

I was pulled over last week. Forgot to turn on my headlights NickB79 Jan 2013 #100

completely legal? OK... Professional? NO! actually... FUCK NO! Agony Jan 2013 #15

Well, you and I may disagree as to what is 'professional' in this circumstance.... msanthrope Jan 2013 #19

The article is not primarily about this particular event it is about a pattern Agony Jan 2013 #27

Actually, the article suffers because the author has made it all about his event, instead of msanthrope Jan 2013 #41

I get you. By telling his story, "he's doing it wrong." CreekDog Jan 2013 #46

No--his problem is that he doesn't expand his story to others to show a pattern of behavior that's msanthrope Jan 2013 #53

the problem is: "common police pratice" aka profiling noiretextatique Jan 2013 #83

white people are patted down for expired registration? CreekDog Jan 2013 #22

i was pulled over for what he said was speeding but i just left my house w/in 30 seconds and was leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #39

They are sent to jail for not wearing seatbelts.... msanthrope Jan 2013 #56

It is bad to stereotype anyone, the black father and son, or the cops. Dustlawyer Jan 2013 #20

right, it's equal, because the police were once enslaved, targeted by Jim Crow... CreekDog Jan 2013 #23

+10E6 D23MIURG23 Jan 2013 #28

Ha! Glassunion Jan 2013 #76

As a black female, I didn't read the comment that way timesamillion Jan 2013 #32

prejudice against paid civil servants is every bit as bad as 400+ years of slavery, jim crow noiretextatique Jan 2013 #84

I explicitly said prejudice against police is not as bad as prejudice against the black community timesamillion Jan 2013 #86

unless you live in a vacuum noiretextatique Jan 2013 #98

Maybe a third time is a charm here? timesamillion Jan 2013 #99

Police are being taught wrong. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #51

In Denver, cops beat up anyone, regardless of race, mountain grammy Jan 2013 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author damnedifIknow Jan 2013 #40

So police forces HAVE made progress mountain grammy Jan 2013 #64

I've had good, neutral and bad experiences with cops. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #52

I visited Occupy Denver a few times and everything was peaceful, mountain grammy Jan 2013 #62

For anyone thinking pipi_k Jan 2013 #42

Bad as that is, minorities are treated far worse overall more frequently CreekDog Jan 2013 #47

Yes, it can happen to anyone and no one posting that they were white and/or female was saying it ... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #50

Your privilege is showing. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #55

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2013 #57

When I lived in NJ "Driving while Black" was... TreasonousBastard Jan 2013 #43

Damn! A federal judge? How long ago was this? Hope he sued the CRAP out of them uponit7771 Jan 2013 #58

Over 10 years ago. I never heard the end... TreasonousBastard Jan 2013 #91

Yay, Cops! Iggo Jan 2013 #44

Not saying it is right ... Lurker Deluxe Jan 2013 #54

cept race should NOT be a factor at all, it's irritating at the least to be harrased by the police uponit7771 Jan 2013 #60

Ford 350 van rrneck Jan 2013 #59

that's not probable cause --i can't see what's in there, better search them CreekDog Jan 2013 #66

Have you ever pulled a van over at night? In the role of a police officer? rrneck Jan 2013 #77

"Probable cause" is irrelevant to what happened here jberryhill Jan 2013 #85

That's straight up profiling ismnotwasm Jan 2013 #65

K&R Same as it ever was. I suppose that the fact that this now gets some bit of notice is Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #70

kick Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #72

I wish a cop would try some shit like that on me Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #78