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JustAnotherGen

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112. I'm kicking this up

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 05:05 AM

Sep 2015

Do you know why?

In this time of Income Inequality is the be all and end all . . .

Some folks at DU need to understand why the conversations that take place in black spaces regarding bigotry, prejudice, and racism towards black folks - include ALL black Americans.

Not just the poor. Not just the working poor. Not just the middle class. All of us.

Maybe this is why I'm tone deaf about conversations about the MIC, oligarchs, plutocrats, TBTB, etc etc.

In this case 1Strong - you survived.

Had you been arrested - you could afford the best defense that money can buy.

IF you had been arrested.

IF you survived the traffic stop.

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Okay, I'm leaving my home this morning for work ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 OP

This has GOT to be damn infuriating.. annabanana Sep 2014 #1

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #4

I feel your pain about your senators, ick! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #22

Ugh...Arizona. SoapBox Sep 2014 #24

this is what made me think you lived nearby. eom LittleGirl Sep 2014 #64

Sounds like Marana. ChazInAz Sep 2014 #85

LOL, on your edit ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #7

"... is this crap endemic..." < Please know this is nation wide, in every city, town and village, jtuck004 Sep 2014 #72

Dear Man, elleng Sep 2014 #2

Clearly your mistake was eye contact gwheezie Sep 2014 #3

That was my first thought too. They see eye contact as fear of being stopped. TeamPooka Sep 2014 #103

I suppose that I understand the concept tymorial Sep 2015 #128

yes it is disgusting TeamPooka Sep 2015 #129

Please consider Tribalceltic Sep 2014 #5

WHY were you driving such a NICE car????????? MADem Sep 2014 #6

Oh, did I mention ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Je me souviens Sep 2014 #13

Why, the NERVE of you!!! BUYING a home? In a white community? MADem Sep 2014 #58

Holy crap. gollygee Sep 2014 #8

I try not to shop at Walmart, but my stepdaughter does and I sometimes accompany her. Maedhros Sep 2014 #18

Driving While Black??? You should know better. navarth Sep 2014 #9

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #12

yes... navarth Sep 2014 #69

God dammit all! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #11

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

I just love ya! Sarcasm and all! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #111

"something just does seem right" You're right. hue Sep 2014 #14

Cops more interested in keeping you intimidated than protecting anyone Man from Pickens Sep 2014 #15

Because its rare when they haven t. ncjustice80 Sep 2014 #106

worth posting in GD carolinayellowdog Sep 2014 #16

That, I will do ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #17

Man, you ain't paranoid if they're out to get you. malthaussen Sep 2014 #19

When I first moved 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #25

I say, clearly they wanted to think you were doing something wrong. malthaussen Sep 2014 #31

Victim-blaming is part of divide and conquer. Nt riqster Sep 2014 #80

"clearly, they thought I was doing something wrong" ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #38

+1 Exactly lunasun Sep 2014 #79

I remember that post JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #53

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #60

To be honest 1Strong JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #61

LITERALLY truthful ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #65

You naughty! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #89

I see what you did there. DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #71

Literally though! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #88

TBLH sheshe2 Sep 2014 #101

Hiding this gem in here for all who want to know about To Be Honest JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #104

A gem... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #108

I can share some Irony with you... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #91

I thought we weren't supposed to call things racist in this group? CreekDog Sep 2014 #20

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #27

oh that makes me feel better CreekDog Sep 2014 #34

Serves You Right for Driving While Black... TygrBright Sep 2014 #21

Well, that ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #28

THIS, my friends, is EXHIBIT A of WHITE PRIVILEGE.... steve2470 Sep 2014 #23

GollyGee, up-thread, made a great ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #35

agreed ! nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #37

I suspect your 'offense' went even further azurnoir Sep 2014 #26

Where in AZ r u? BobbyBoring Sep 2014 #29

Tucson ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #40

Yeah, a former coworker of mine, African American man, Ilsa Sep 2014 #30

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #42

I Laughed Out Loud LittleGirl Sep 2014 #66

I know, huh? ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #68

Only 19 months LittleGirl Sep 2014 #75

Sounds like you or your husband is ex-military ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #87

No, not military at all LittleGirl Sep 2014 #93

Didn't you know that rules are for schmucks? GoneOffShore Sep 2014 #81

So sorry... Ilsa Sep 2014 #70

So you travel Oracle Road LittleGirl Sep 2014 #32

Actually, La Canada to Ina to Oracle ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #43

I knew it! The police patrol Oracle LittleGirl Sep 2014 #45

Tell me you don't live in Saddlebrook! eom 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #49

nope. we LittleGirl Sep 2014 #56

Ahhh ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #59

Please Tell Me garagedoor Sep 2014 #33

Complain, on paper. I'm serious....call the local station, and msanthrope Sep 2014 #36

Too late ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #47

Excellent! nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #48

I've never been one to suffer in silence ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #50

That sucks, but it has happened to me as well..... Uben Sep 2014 #39

No doubt ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #52

My nephew is a state trooper in Texas... Uben Sep 2014 #74

+ 1000 Forfeiture laws are a corrupting influence on all LEAs. n/t JimDandy Sep 2014 #99

I would be happy to give this yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #41

BINGO! heaven05 Sep 2014 #44

This stinks. No doubt about it. Were you uncomfortable asking them, pnwmom Sep 2014 #46

Not at all ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #55

Tell us your Texas story, please. I have relatives there pnwmom Sep 2014 #57

I hope you got their names and badge numbers. hamsterjill Sep 2014 #63

Funny ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #67

That ain't right. logosoco Sep 2014 #51

I can't begin to imagine SheilaT Sep 2014 #54

Asshat in Pickup Truck Was Probably One of Their Kids. Or Bros. n/t TygrBright Sep 2014 #62

Or just didn't look "Black". That's enough for a pass right there in most cases. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2014 #73

Congratulations on still being alive. Flatulo Sep 2014 #76

Sad. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #77

It wasn't just a humiliating (and possibly dangerous) inconvenience for you hedgehog Sep 2014 #78

Just want to cry marym625 Sep 2014 #82

I told this story to some friends a work. Jakes Progress Sep 2014 #83

I've had two instances where I've had to explain ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #84

One of my best friends in law school, a white guy, was continuously stopped by the police. Shrike47 Sep 2014 #90

I got stopped back in the sixties. Jakes Progress Sep 2014 #105

"Several more times they stopped him to chat." NOLALady Sep 2014 #109

well, Johnnie Cochran started out as a Deputy DA for the city of Los Angeles .... kwassa Sep 2014 #110

Holy crap wryter2000 Sep 2014 #86

I'm so sorry. PatrickforO Sep 2014 #92

my husband has been pulled over at least 15 times here Quayblue Sep 2014 #94

Now, now, 1SBM you know better than to go making eye contact with the good ole boys. locdlib Sep 2014 #95

Sounds like your crime was watching a conservative white man break the law. Kablooie Sep 2014 #96

My nephew and his friend were recently driving through a local suburb dflprincess Sep 2014 #97

Had to be a cop driving the pickup. He knew the "Poncherello's". Seems "right" to me! LOL n/t brewens Sep 2014 #98

........... alittlelark Sep 2014 #100

"something just does seem right" Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #102

I'm kicking this up JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #112

But none of that is understandable ... You know why? ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 #113

I knew I forgot something more important than your life! JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #114

^^^^ THIS ^^^^ Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #125

Oh, maybe this is your problem randys1 Sep 2015 #116

He's in for a rude awakening that poster JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #117

Unreal. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #118

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

Didn't he even allege a violation ? treestar Sep 2015 #115

Nope ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 #120

they are because they pulled over 1StrongBlackMan for nothing treestar Sep 2015 #121

Actually, and sadly, that no longer bothers me much anymore ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 #122

It obviously won't, since you came from a subdivision in a nice car treestar Sep 2015 #123

This I know ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 #124

Plus 1000 JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #130

That sucks. lovemydog Sep 2015 #119

:( tymorial Sep 2015 #127

It figures! Stupid cops, stupid redneck drivers but pull over the Black guy. leftofcool Sep 2015 #131