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In reply to the discussion: Okay, I'm leaving my home this morning for work ... [View all]pnwmom
(109,388 posts)46. This stinks. No doubt about it. Were you uncomfortable asking them,
once it was over, why they had stopped you?
We did this the time we were stopped for no reason, late at night, driving a u-haul. They told us they had been looking for drugs and alcohol (but all they did was glance inside the u-haul -- I guess our stuff didn't look suspicious). Supposedly that highway got a lot of people going through on some east coast route.
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"... is this crap endemic..." < Please know this is nation wide, in every city, town and village,
jtuck004
Sep 2014
#72
That was my first thought too. They see eye contact as fear of being stopped.
TeamPooka
Sep 2014
#103
I try not to shop at Walmart, but my stepdaughter does and I sometimes accompany her.
Maedhros
Sep 2014
#18
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
Cops more interested in keeping you intimidated than protecting anyone
Man from Pickens
Sep 2014
#15
Or just didn't look "Black". That's enough for a pass right there in most cases. n/t
jtuck004
Sep 2014
#73
One of my best friends in law school, a white guy, was continuously stopped by the police.
Shrike47
Sep 2014
#90
well, Johnnie Cochran started out as a Deputy DA for the city of Los Angeles ....
kwassa
Sep 2014
#110
Now, now, 1SBM you know better than to go making eye contact with the good ole boys.
locdlib
Sep 2014
#95
Had to be a cop driving the pickup. He knew the "Poncherello's". Seems "right" to me! LOL n/t
brewens
Sep 2014
#98
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
It figures! Stupid cops, stupid redneck drivers but pull over the Black guy.
leftofcool
Sep 2015
#131