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FuzzyRabbit

(1,967 posts) Mon Jan 25, 2016, 03:58 AM Jan 2016

"Basketball Cop" brings HUGE backup as promised to street basketball game.

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"Basketball Cop" brings HUGE backup as promised to street basketball game. (Original Post) FuzzyRabbit Jan 2016 OP

thank you Mr Cop madokie Jan 2016 #1

Thanks for posting. Brought a big smile to my face. Akicita Jan 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2016 #3

The only thing that I felt wasn't appropriate trusty elf Jan 2016 #4

I also have to wonder about the presumption in the encounter exboyfil Jan 2016 #6

I was sitting here laughing out loud. murielm99 Jan 2016 #5

this is heartwarming. IcyPeas Jan 2016 #7

I wonder what that neighbor thought FuzzyRabbit Jan 2016 #8

I thought of that TorchTheWitch Jan 2016 #10

That was just so awesome! TorchTheWitch Jan 2016 #9

madokie

(51,076 posts)

1. thank you Mr Cop

Reply to FuzzyRabbit (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 04:26 AM

Jan 2016

and thank you Shaq. You guys have made a difference in these kids lives and to be honest with you in many other kids lives too who will see this video

Thank you fuzzyRabbit for bringing this to us here at the DU. Yeah you can say it makes this old man Proud to be a witness to this. The reverberations from this will go on for a long long time.

Akicita

(1,196 posts)

2. Thanks for posting. Brought a big smile to my face.

Reply to FuzzyRabbit (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 04:44 AM

Jan 2016

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1000words This message was self-deleted by its author.

trusty elf

(7,394 posts)

4. The only thing that I felt wasn't appropriate

Reply to FuzzyRabbit (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 06:28 AM

Jan 2016

was Shaq's telling the kids how much money he made,

otherwise, yeah, it's nice that he and the cops showed up to play with them.

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

6. I also have to wonder about the presumption in the encounter

Reply to trusty elf (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 09:50 AM

Jan 2016

That these kids will normally get in trouble. I am not sure I would see the same presumption with a bunch of kids shooting hoops in my neighborhood (an upper middle class primarily white community). It feels a little condescending.

That being said I still think that Shaq is showing a lot of heart and is trying to help our communities. He didn't have to do that. I very much enjoy the police force's encounters with these children.

murielm99

(30,745 posts)

5. I was sitting here laughing out loud.

Reply to FuzzyRabbit (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 07:47 AM

Jan 2016

That was wonderful.

IcyPeas

(21,885 posts)

7. this is heartwarming.

Reply to FuzzyRabbit (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 05:30 PM

Jan 2016

I wonder who the neighbor was that initially called the police because the kids were making too much noise. LOL. They must've loved this. I guess we can actually thank them for initiating this entire encounter.

FuzzyRabbit

(1,967 posts)

8. I wonder what that neighbor thought

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 07:07 PM

Jan 2016

when they heard more basketball noise and when they looked outside it was the police playing with the kids. Who do they complain to now?

TorchTheWitch

(11,065 posts)

10. I thought of that

Reply to FuzzyRabbit (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 07:54 PM

Jan 2016

Such delicious irony.

TorchTheWitch

(11,065 posts)

9. That was just so awesome!

Reply to FuzzyRabbit (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 07:52 PM

Jan 2016

What an absolute thrill for those kids! I saw a far shorter clip at TMZ, but this one is infinitely better. Thanks for posting!

My hat's off to Shaq for doing this for the kids and being a great mentor as well. They'll be telling their grandkids about this moment and never forget it the rest of their lives. Their reaction realizing who the "big guy" was stepping out of the car was just priceless. I had to watch it a couple of times just for that part.

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