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obamanut2012

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16. lolz

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Sun Jun 14, 2020, 09:11 AM

Jun 2020

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A word to the street wise. Stop fighting cops. [View all] zak247 Jun 2020 OP

BS elevator Jun 2020 #1

Your right. zak247 Jun 2020 #2

*you're RandiFan1290 Jun 2020 #5

You're, not your obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #17

Right, my skin color has nothing to do with why cops shoot at me 21 times more than a white man it's uponit7771 Jun 2020 #3

Can't disagree with you. In general your advice seems correct. scarletlib Jun 2020 #4

Why is it up to the victim to stay calm and de-escalate? SoonerPride Jun 2020 #6

Because it might save your life. milestogo Jun 2020 #9

right. just like complying saved George Floyd's life. uncle ray Jun 2020 #24

This. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #26

No, it didn't save his life. milestogo Jun 2020 #27

motherfuckers are being killed, not just roughed up a little. uncle ray Jun 2020 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Jersey Devil Jun 2020 #7

It was a lot more controlled than that. He was calmly questioned, given a sobriety test jmg257 Jun 2020 #10

Have vids of this been released yet? Jersey Devil Jun 2020 #11

Here. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #12

Yes Link here... jmg257 Jun 2020 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author jmg257 Jun 2020 #13

I'd like to hear from other DUers about their experience getting stopped for drunk driving. rgbecker Jun 2020 #15

It would be up to the officer. Personally i would show compassion jmg257 Jun 2020 #18

Yes, stopping and arresting him would be completely normal Jersey Devil Jun 2020 #20

I worked with a guy who spent time in jail... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #25

It wasn't handed too badly until the point where they started handling it badly StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #21

Yep exactly, as I mentioned. jmg257 Jun 2020 #22

At the point the that he ran away the police had all his identifying information. scarletlib Jun 2020 #29

This happens all the time StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #30

The cops got him for driving while intoxicated, even though he wasn't driving. Fla Dem Jun 2020 #44

Can't Argue with the bad results. Arresting someone for jmg257 Jun 2020 #46

Justifying bad cops is exactly what you're doing with this Solomon Jun 2020 #8

You're absolutely wrong. zak247 Jun 2020 #35

Post removed Post removed Jun 2020 #36

lolz obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #16

Better yet, quit breathing dalton99a Jun 2020 #19

👍 uponit7771 Jun 2020 #43

Coming up on "Word to the Wise": Women, stop wearing those tight clothes StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #23

+1, this is a perfect analogy uponit7771 Jun 2020 #42

But did you see how they were dressed? Iggo Jun 2020 #31

It's a sad fact that police need to be treated like wild animals by the public... Humanist_Activist Jun 2020 #32

George Floyd did not resist and he was killed just the same. Fla Dem Jun 2020 #33

I was a kid zak247 Jun 2020 #34

Post removed Post removed Jun 2020 #37

Aww poor widdle zak RandiFan1290 Jun 2020 #38

Why are you responding to yourself? Tipperary Jun 2020 #41

Wow Sunsky Jun 2020 #39

Traffic stops are a way to gather revenue. GoneOffShore Jun 2020 #40

So if he had just cooperated, he would be fine? Like George Floyd? bullwinkle428 Jun 2020 #45