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vaberella

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21. How did he react to the cop?
Sat Apr 7, 2012, 12:14 AM
Apr 2012

He rolled down his windows. And responded to the demands of the first cop without even getting the chance to finish his statements. The cop was clearly not having his statement be worth while. This went on to the point the other cop actually started opening his door. And both cops were definitely hostile. He even asked the police officer if anything happens if he can get out of the car. All his statements were respectful and on point. I believe the cops were even requesting that he go with them in their car. For what?

Nothing he did was out of whack with any procedure. He was overly respectful and to protect himself asked the two cops if he could get out of the car, so he could be protected if the cops went too far-- as in physical harm. Lastly, you must have read his statement when the Black cop came by and explained to them who he was. Both police officers apologized profusely and their entire mannerisms change. Why? Obviously they realized they were in the wrong.

I don't think you read the article. Or your sticking to your story because you don't want to racialize something that is blatantly racial. To you it might be nothing. To a Black man or even I, a Black woman, the issue is the mistreatment that wasn't warranted even if a crime was committed---or let me rephrase: a misdemeanor was committed. The cops were over the top but your saying they were in the right for acting the way they did over something so petty. Shit it doesn't take two cops over something like this. Most cops even ignore it because it's done so often.

They didn't even ticket the man. But continously harassed him in different ways. Do you think these cops were justified in their actions over a left turn on a red light?

So by his own admission, he broke the law. Indydem Apr 2012 #1
How did he break the law with that turn? I don't see him admitting that. TIA uponit7771 Apr 2012 #3
the article cites the Georgia law which makes it clear cali Apr 2012 #7
He would've been ticketed then and that would've been it uponit7771 Apr 2012 #17
Appears that he did a very dumb and potentially dangerous thing tularetom Apr 2012 #2
No, ...that's not what the article says... uponit7771 Apr 2012 #4
uh, again the article makes it CRYSTAL clear he broke the law. cali Apr 2012 #8
Was he given a ticket BEFORE the other cop rolled up?! No. Was this a matter of a ticket? uponit7771 Apr 2012 #18
So he makes an illegal turn Meiko Apr 2012 #5
The Illegal Turn Nullifies The Profiling Charge, IMO Fastcars Apr 2012 #6
If the turn was illegal he SHOULD have gotten a ticket!!! It wasn't, they let him go uponit7771 Apr 2012 #9
That's some specious reasoning you've got going on there. Edweird Apr 2012 #28
This was racial profiling. Because cali you're looking at it in one angle. vaberella Apr 2012 #10
That too...the fact they never gave him a ticket is another. They didn't know what his name was uponit7771 Apr 2012 #11
sorry, but I just don't agree, Here's why: cali Apr 2012 #12
I don't know what story people are reading but he reacted just like I was taught, no beligierante uponit7771 Apr 2012 #15
How did he react to the cop? vaberella Apr 2012 #21
The Reuters article doesn't link to his FB DevonRex Apr 2012 #13
I do like the part in the story slampoet Apr 2012 #14
LOFL!!! He's been on 60 mins and many numerous awards and lives in ATL...this is too funny uponit7771 Apr 2012 #16
There are many famous people I might not recognize pokerfan Apr 2012 #36
It is funny. i didn't say it Mattered. slampoet Apr 2012 #42
Obviously he was not a "Star Trek" fan Generic Brad Apr 2012 #44
Never even hard of him until now... -..__... Apr 2012 #19
NOT giving him a ticket IS indication of racial profiling! Along with the treatment after the stop.. uponit7771 Apr 2012 #20
you're confusing racial profiling with the power of wealth and fame. Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #45
Really? aspieextrodinare Apr 2012 #22
Welcome to DU! I like your name. Brickbat Apr 2012 #24
Thanks aspieextrodinare Apr 2012 #26
Rich guy gets treated like shit until someone figures out he's rich. Brickbat Apr 2012 #23
I have to disagree, I've been involved in this kind of crap and even in this case Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #29
What you describe implies that when your friend was driving, he didn't make any stupid traffic moves Brickbat Apr 2012 #31
Absolutely determined to miss the point, aren't you? Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #38
Perry said the windows were tinted aspieextrodinare Apr 2012 #39
Tyler Perry could have avoided breaking the law by not turning left from a right-hand lane. Brickbat Apr 2012 #41
So the answer is "yes". n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #43
Is your point that racial profiling exists? I totally agree. Brickbat Apr 2012 #46
Tyler Perry is an idiot. That's not racial profiling. Solomon Apr 2012 #25
Yea aspieextrodinare Apr 2012 #27
Tyler Perry is no favorite of mine, however, cr8tvlde Apr 2012 #30
Ummm... he was in Atlanta aspieextrodinare Apr 2012 #32
Yes, of course, but the correlation is the same cr8tvlde Apr 2012 #37
DWB... HipChick Apr 2012 #33
If the windows were tinted like he says aspieextrodinare Apr 2012 #34
Depends on the degree of tint... HipChick Apr 2012 #40
I think he needs to get another security detail, the one he has now is petronius Apr 2012 #35
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