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In reply to the discussion: WHITE LADY IN BODY ARMOR AIMS 9MM AT COPS AFTER INSANE CAR CHASE, DOESN’T GET SHOT ONCE [View all]Feral Child
(2,086 posts)41. Yeah, tell yourself that.
They empty a mag into a black/Hispanic, they get a paid vacation and a hero's welcome back. Probably free drinks at the cop bar.
And, a substantial amount of donations into an internet account.
They shoot a middle-class white woman on the Stuart Heights Baptist Church parking lot, they lose the badge and get run out of town.
Hell, I bet she wasn't wearing a hoodie, either.
They didn't "contain" the threat, they let her continue down the road, popping off slugs.
You can muddy this up all you want with "Yes, buts..."; still doesn't change reality in America.
Comes down to it, you're doing what the cops did; excusing incredibly dangerous armed behavior because the "thug" happens to be a white lady.
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WHITE LADY IN BODY ARMOR AIMS 9MM AT COPS AFTER INSANE CAR CHASE, DOESN’T GET SHOT ONCE [View all]
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
OP
No. What the police perceive to be a threat has much more to do with race than gender.
Chakab
Dec 2014
#38
were she black and firing at the officers, every media outlet in the country would be there
spanone
Dec 2014
#18
Yes, good thing, because a bullet from a 9mm killing machine will take more time to kill you than
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#21
Sadly, the history of the comment author would say no, it was to be taken as serious.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#36
One of the few cases where cops would be legitimately justified in using assault rifles
NickB79
Dec 2014
#22
But some say she was not a real threat because the gun was a 9mm, not a .45. What gets folks
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#23
I thought you had already chalked it up to the non threat of a puny 9mm in post 20?
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#46
Correlation fallacy? That is actually not a logical fallacy, that is just being illogical.
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#57
I mentioned statistics. You chose to ignore what I said and make accusations.
NutmegYankee
Dec 2014
#48
And scold one strong black man for reposting racist crap here to forment discussion...
bettyellen
Dec 2014
#61
I agree, why would anyone expect 1SBM or any of us to shut up about it blows my mind...
bettyellen
Jan 2015
#75
Juanita Jean thinks that her Blonde Hair is magic and that there exists Blonde Privilege
Gothmog
Dec 2014
#44
No one is complaining, we are comparing. We will complain when a black man gets blown away in
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#58
Also on display here is the "high crime area" police mentality, even a legal mentality that there
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#59