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steve2470

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23. THIS, my friends, is EXHIBIT A of WHITE PRIVILEGE....

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 01:35 PM

Sep 2014

This has never happened to me in 56 years, despite being an imperfect driver who has also driven a brand new car.

FUCKING INFURIATING. I feel so bad for you, 1SBM.

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Okay, I'm leaving my home this morning for work ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 OP

This has GOT to be damn infuriating.. annabanana Sep 2014 #1

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #4

I feel your pain about your senators, ick! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #22

Ugh...Arizona. SoapBox Sep 2014 #24

this is what made me think you lived nearby. eom LittleGirl Sep 2014 #64

Sounds like Marana. ChazInAz Sep 2014 #85

LOL, on your edit ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #7

"... is this crap endemic..." < Please know this is nation wide, in every city, town and village, jtuck004 Sep 2014 #72

Dear Man, elleng Sep 2014 #2

Clearly your mistake was eye contact gwheezie Sep 2014 #3

That was my first thought too. They see eye contact as fear of being stopped. TeamPooka Sep 2014 #103

I suppose that I understand the concept tymorial Sep 2015 #128

yes it is disgusting TeamPooka Sep 2015 #129

Please consider Tribalceltic Sep 2014 #5

WHY were you driving such a NICE car????????? MADem Sep 2014 #6

Oh, did I mention ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Je me souviens Sep 2014 #13

Why, the NERVE of you!!! BUYING a home? In a white community? MADem Sep 2014 #58

Holy crap. gollygee Sep 2014 #8

I try not to shop at Walmart, but my stepdaughter does and I sometimes accompany her. Maedhros Sep 2014 #18

Driving While Black??? You should know better. navarth Sep 2014 #9

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #12

yes... navarth Sep 2014 #69

God dammit all! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #11

I think it is all in OP's head, surely she or he did something wrong, well what I mean is randys1 Sep 2014 #107

I just love ya! Sarcasm and all! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #111

"something just does seem right" You're right. hue Sep 2014 #14

Cops more interested in keeping you intimidated than protecting anyone Man from Pickens Sep 2014 #15

Because its rare when they haven t. ncjustice80 Sep 2014 #106

worth posting in GD carolinayellowdog Sep 2014 #16

That, I will do ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #17

Man, you ain't paranoid if they're out to get you. malthaussen Sep 2014 #19

When I first moved 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #25

I say, clearly they wanted to think you were doing something wrong. malthaussen Sep 2014 #31

Victim-blaming is part of divide and conquer. Nt riqster Sep 2014 #80

"clearly, they thought I was doing something wrong" ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #38

+1 Exactly lunasun Sep 2014 #79

I remember that post JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #53

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #60

To be honest 1Strong JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #61

LITERALLY truthful ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #65

You naughty! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #89

I see what you did there. DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #71

Literally though! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #88

TBLH sheshe2 Sep 2014 #101

Hiding this gem in here for all who want to know about To Be Honest JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #104

A gem... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #108

I can share some Irony with you... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #91

I thought we weren't supposed to call things racist in this group? CreekDog Sep 2014 #20

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #27

oh that makes me feel better CreekDog Sep 2014 #34

Serves You Right for Driving While Black... TygrBright Sep 2014 #21

Well, that ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #28

THIS, my friends, is EXHIBIT A of WHITE PRIVILEGE.... steve2470 Sep 2014 #23

GollyGee, up-thread, made a great ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #35

agreed ! nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #37

I suspect your 'offense' went even further azurnoir Sep 2014 #26

Where in AZ r u? BobbyBoring Sep 2014 #29

Tucson ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #40

Yeah, a former coworker of mine, African American man, Ilsa Sep 2014 #30

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #42

I Laughed Out Loud LittleGirl Sep 2014 #66

I know, huh? ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #68

Only 19 months LittleGirl Sep 2014 #75

Sounds like you or your husband is ex-military ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #87

No, not military at all LittleGirl Sep 2014 #93

Didn't you know that rules are for schmucks? GoneOffShore Sep 2014 #81

So sorry... Ilsa Sep 2014 #70

So you travel Oracle Road LittleGirl Sep 2014 #32

Actually, La Canada to Ina to Oracle ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #43

I knew it! The police patrol Oracle LittleGirl Sep 2014 #45

Tell me you don't live in Saddlebrook! eom 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #49

nope. we LittleGirl Sep 2014 #56

Ahhh ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #59

Please Tell Me garagedoor Sep 2014 #33

Complain, on paper. I'm serious....call the local station, and msanthrope Sep 2014 #36

Too late ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #47

Excellent! nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #48

I've never been one to suffer in silence ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #50

That sucks, but it has happened to me as well..... Uben Sep 2014 #39

No doubt ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #52

My nephew is a state trooper in Texas... Uben Sep 2014 #74

+ 1000 Forfeiture laws are a corrupting influence on all LEAs. n/t JimDandy Sep 2014 #99

I would be happy to give this yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #41

BINGO! heaven05 Sep 2014 #44

This stinks. No doubt about it. Were you uncomfortable asking them, pnwmom Sep 2014 #46

Not at all ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #55

Tell us your Texas story, please. I have relatives there pnwmom Sep 2014 #57

I hope you got their names and badge numbers. hamsterjill Sep 2014 #63

Funny ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #67

That ain't right. logosoco Sep 2014 #51

I can't begin to imagine SheilaT Sep 2014 #54

Asshat in Pickup Truck Was Probably One of Their Kids. Or Bros. n/t TygrBright Sep 2014 #62

Or just didn't look "Black". That's enough for a pass right there in most cases. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2014 #73

Congratulations on still being alive. Flatulo Sep 2014 #76

Sad. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #77

It wasn't just a humiliating (and possibly dangerous) inconvenience for you hedgehog Sep 2014 #78

Just want to cry marym625 Sep 2014 #82

I told this story to some friends a work. Jakes Progress Sep 2014 #83

I've had two instances where I've had to explain ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #84

One of my best friends in law school, a white guy, was continuously stopped by the police. Shrike47 Sep 2014 #90

I got stopped back in the sixties. Jakes Progress Sep 2014 #105

"Several more times they stopped him to chat." NOLALady Sep 2014 #109

well, Johnnie Cochran started out as a Deputy DA for the city of Los Angeles .... kwassa Sep 2014 #110

Holy crap wryter2000 Sep 2014 #86

I'm so sorry. PatrickforO Sep 2014 #92

my husband has been pulled over at least 15 times here Quayblue Sep 2014 #94

Now, now, 1SBM you know better than to go making eye contact with the good ole boys. locdlib Sep 2014 #95

Sounds like your crime was watching a conservative white man break the law. Kablooie Sep 2014 #96

My nephew and his friend were recently driving through a local suburb dflprincess Sep 2014 #97

Had to be a cop driving the pickup. He knew the "Poncherello's". Seems "right" to me! LOL n/t brewens Sep 2014 #98

........... alittlelark Sep 2014 #100

"something just does seem right" Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #102

I'm kicking this up JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #112

But none of that is understandable ... You know why? ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 #113

I knew I forgot something more important than your life! JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #114

^^^^ THIS ^^^^ Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #125

Oh, maybe this is your problem randys1 Sep 2015 #116

He's in for a rude awakening that poster JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #117

Unreal. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #118

Contrary to what the poster says, I think we already know BS when we hear it. Not feeling the Bern. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #126

Didn't he even allege a violation ? treestar Sep 2015 #115

Nope ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 #120

they are because they pulled over 1StrongBlackMan for nothing treestar Sep 2015 #121

Actually, and sadly, that no longer bothers me much anymore ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 #122

It obviously won't, since you came from a subdivision in a nice car treestar Sep 2015 #123

This I know ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 #124

Plus 1000 JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #130

That sucks. lovemydog Sep 2015 #119

:( tymorial Sep 2015 #127

It figures! Stupid cops, stupid redneck drivers but pull over the Black guy. leftofcool Sep 2015 #131